Tagged: Unfair

Employment Law – Unfair Dismissal – Constructive Dismissal

Employment Law – Unfair Dismissal – Constructive Dismissal

Employment Law – Unfair Dismissal – Constructive Dismissal The case of Thornley v Land Securities Trillium Ltd [2005] concerned a claim for unfair and constructive dismissal by an employee who alleged that her employer imposed a new job description on her and she contended that her contract of employment was fundamentally breached by such changes to her duties imposed by her employer. The Tribunal upheld this claim. The employee was originally employed by the BBC as an architect in its construction management department. On or around 12 November 2001, a substantial part of the construction department was transferred to the...

Employment Law: Unfair Dismissal – Constructive Dismissal – ‘Last Straw’

Employment Law: Unfair Dismissal – Constructive Dismissal – ‘Last Straw’

Work Law: Unfair Termination – Useful Termination – ‘Final stroke’ The case of Bell v The Spirit Group Ltd [2005] worried a claim for unreasonable and positive termination. The employment tribunal held that a series of acts, by the company, cumulatively totaled up to repudiation of the employee’s agreement of work. The worker was a supervisor of a nationwide chain of clubs and dining establishments. He brought a problem of unfair constructive termination versus his employer in the work tribunal on the grounds of failure to support him throughout a period of a year throughout his profession. He alleged that:...