HR Glossary

What is Constructive Unfair Dismissal?

A UK employment law claim combining constructive dismissal (the employee was forced to resign by the employer's conduct) with unfair dismissal (the employer had no fair reason or followed no fair process), requiring two years of continuous service unless an automatically unfair reason applies.

Why it matters in hiring

Constructive Unfair Dismissal comes up whenever teams compare candidates, set policy or report on people data. Getting the definition right keeps decisions consistent, which is the same reason springhire scores every applicant against the same criteria rather than on impression.

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• Competency Development
• Competency Framework
• Competency Mapping
• Compliance Training
• Contingency Recruiting
• Continuing Education
• Continuous Feedback
• Continuous Performance Management

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