What is said to be a constructive dismissal?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Trevitt v. Blanche Equipment Rentals Ltd., 2006 BCSC 94 (CanLII):
In other words, “a constructive dismissal is said to occur when the conduct of the employer is found to repudiate the contract”: McAlpine v. Econotech Services Ltd. (2004), 25 B.C.L.R. (4th) 102, 2004 BCCA 111 at ¶ 16.
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