Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

constructive dismissal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: con-struc-tive dis-missal
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or practice of forcing an employee to resign by creating a hostile work environment.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Gingerism in the workplace could form the basis of formal grievances or constructive dismissal cases, an employment lawyer has warned."
"After a series of warnings regarding his administrative errors and failings, the employee left and claimed constructive dismissal."
"In fact, if she were an employer and I her employee, I would have strong grounds for suing her for constructive dismissal."
"It is a common assumption that a constructive dismissal is automatically unfair. This view is wrong. All that a finding of constructive dismissal does is to show that the employee (despite having resigned) was in fact dismissed."

Usage

Inflected Forms

constructive dismissals (plural)

Questions

What does constructive dismissal mean?: The act or practice of forcing an employee to resign by creating a hostile work environment.

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