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The failure to pay wages was a serious breach that foreseeably compelled her resignation, so the resignation was a constructive dismissal.

An anonymised Christchurch ERA determination where the Authority found constructive dismissal after an unfair suspension, a misleading complaint outcome, and a disciplinary process that did not fairly disclose the ...

She resigned in August 2023, later claiming she had been constructively dismissed because the school board failed to provide a safe and healthy workplace and failed to support her after an incident involving a parent.

ERA held the employee was constructively and unjustifiably dismissed when the employer told her not to return to work until mid-January and refused to pay her contracted hours.

ERA found the employee was constructively and unjustifiably dismissed after the employer raised performance concerns by text and threatened she would not make it out of a '3-month trial' when no trial clause existed.

... that sick leave was refused whenever he could not afford a certificate. Constructive dismissal: why the resignation was treated as an unjustified dismissal The Authority applied the constructive dismissal principles ...

... for the respondent Core issues: real nature of relationship (s 6); constructive dismissal; remedies Outcome: employee status found; unjustified constructive dismissal upheld; lost remuneration and compensation ...

... date: 31 March 2026 Issues: employee status (s 6); wage arrears; constructive dismissal; remedies Outcome: employee status found; wage arrears and holiday pay ordered; unjustified constructive dismissal upheld; ...