constructive dismissal
noun/kənˌstrʌktɪv dɪsˈmɪsl/
/kənˌstrʌktɪv dɪsˈmɪsl/
[uncountable] (British English, law)- a situation in which you are forced to leave your job because it is changed in a way that makes it impossible for you to continue doing it
- She won her claim for constructive dismissal because she had been pressured into resigning.
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