Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the recent Supreme Court decision that verbal abuse by an employer constitutes constructive illegal dismissal
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the recent Supreme Court (SC) decision declaring that demotion, verbal abuse, and indifferent behaviour of an employer which force employees to resign constitute constructive illegal dismissal. The SC ruled that constructive dismissal occurs when an employee feels compelled to resign due to an employer creating unbearable working conditions. […]