Constructive dismissal: ‘Final straw’ act may revive dormant complaints

Suzanne Nulty outlines recent Court of Appeal guidance on affirmation of contract in cumulative breach (or ‘final straw’) constructive dismissal cases ‘It is well established that a series of acts which, in themselves, are insufficient to amount to breaches of contract, can, when taken together, amount to a breach of the implied term of trust …
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Legal news: Employment update

Jo Broadbent and Anvita Sharma round up recent case law and developments affecting employers and their advisers ‘The court had to consider whether the employees had accepted a variation to their rights by continuing to work without protest after the council imposed the pay freeze.’ Silence was not agreement to changed terms An employer sometimes …
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