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CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour Law
  • Social Legislation
DEF

A termination of employment brought about by making the employee's working conditions so intolerable that the employee feels compelled to leave.

CONT

Constructive discharge is generally when working conditions are so intolerable as to amount to a firing, despite a lack of a formal termination notice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit du travail
  • Législation sociale
CONT

Le plaignant qui travaille pour l'employeur depuis trente ans a subi un renvoi déguisé qui s'est étiré sur une période de trois ans à la suite de l'arrivée d'une nouvelle maître de poste.

Spanish

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