When your employer makes it impossible to stay
Constructive dismissal has specific legal tests and high evidential thresholds. Understanding what they are - and how to protect your position - is the critical first step.
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Common patterns
What constructive dismissal can look like
Not every difficult workplace situation qualifies. These are the patterns that tribunals most commonly consider.
Unbearable working conditions
Your employer has significantly changed your role, reduced your pay, relocated you unreasonably, or created conditions that make it impossible to do your job. These changes go beyond normal management decisions - they alter the foundation of your employment relationship.
Your employer has significantly changed your role, reduced your pay, relocated you unreasonably, or created conditions that make it impossible to do your job. These changes go beyond normal management decisions - they alter the foundation of your employment relationship.
If you feel pushed out, that might matter legally.
When an employer makes your position untenable, resigning doesn't always mean giving up your rights. Start with a free assessment to get an initial picture of your situation. Then go deeper with guided tools that help you check your rights, understand your eligibility, and identify which claim types might apply.
Check your situation — it's freeWhether the legal protections around constructive dismissal might be relevant to your situation
Which type of claim might apply — and how constructive dismissal relates to other claim types
Whether a qualifying period applies to your situation — or whether day-one protections kick in
How your situation relates to common constructive dismissal claim types
Whether other issues might be involved — like discrimination, whistleblowing, or pay
There's a process — and knowing the landscape helps.
These are the stages people in your situation typically encounter. Most cases don't go through all of them — but the early stages have strict time limits, so it's worth understanding the landscape from the start.
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Build on real situations - giving you grounded insight in what actually happens
Reviewed by a practising SRA-regulated employment solicitor - ensuring the information on our platform is accurate and reliable
Ministry of Justice LawTech Programme - accepted into the MoJ's programme supporting innovation in access to justice
Justice Technology Association member - committed to ethical, responsible legal technology
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