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What does Constructive Dismissal mean?

When an employee resigns because their employer's behavior has become so intolerable or made their life so difficult that they have no choice but to leave.

Constructive Dismissal in a sentence
He claimed constructive dismissal after his employer drastically changed his job duties without his consent.

Constructive Dismissal in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Faktische Kündigung
also Änderungskündigung

Kündigung durch den Arbeitnehmer aufgrund schweren Fehlverhaltens des Arbeitgebers.

French
Licenciement déguisé
also Démission forcée

Rupture du contrat imputable à l'employeur du fait de ses manquements.

Spanish
Despido indirecto
also Despido constructivo

Renuncia obligada por cambios sustanciales injustificados en el trabajo.

Italian
Dimissioni per giusta causa
also Licenciamento implicito

Dimissioni causate da un comportamento illegittimo del datore di lavoro.

Common phrases with Constructive Dismissal

  • claim constructive dismissal
  • legal action constructive dismissal
  • unbearable conditions constructive dismissal

Synonyms and opposites for Constructive Dismissal

  • Synonym Involuntary resignation
  • Opposite Fair dismissal

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