If an employee claims constructive dismissal, they begin a legal action against their employer in which they claim that they were forced to leavetheir job because of the behaviour of their employer.
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The woman claims she was the victim of constructive dismissal after being demoted.
constructive dismissal in British English
noun
a course of action taken by an employer that is detrimental to an employee and designed to leave the employee with no option but to resign