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constructive dismissal

British  

noun

  1. a course of action taken by an employer that is detrimental to an employee and designed to leave the employee with no option but to resign

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He added: "I have been left with no other choice than to leave", and later won damages from the club for constructive dismissal.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

According to the complaint, filed by the Minneapolis office of the NRLB, the employee's actions, including his refusal to remove the BLM slogan, led to his constructive dismissal.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2021

Carneiro's lawyers are suing Chelsea for constructive dismissal while Mourinho himself is the subject of an individual legal action.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2015

I ask if his mother won her claim for constructive dismissal.

From The Guardian Aug. 16, 2014

The peer is being sued for constructive dismissal by English, 34, who won series six of the BBC1 show in 2010.

From The Guardian Mar. 7, 2013

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