The time we spend in our job takes up a huge amount of our daily life and will play a major role in many different areas. If you are happy in your place of work then it will often have a very positive effect on how you feel. However, if you find that your job is causing you unnecessary stress then it can have a serious and lasting effect on your happiness, relationships and health. And in more severe cases, the results can have many serious consequences.
Looking at it in this way, you can see just how important it is to be in a job that you actually enjoy. Few of us will look forward to going out to work each day, but it can be a lot more tolerable if you are happy whilst you are there. Unfortunately there are thousands of people all across the country who dread going out to work and spend each day there feeling thoroughly miserable. This is not down to a dislike of their actual job, but because their employers are so awful to work for.
Anyone in this type of predicament is well advised to seek some professional legal advice. If an employer is breaching the conditions of your employment contract, then you may be able to choose
constructive dismissal as a way out of a bad situation. If your employers conduct is causing that many problems in your day to day routine, then you should not have to put up with it. If your boss has committed a 'fundamental breach of the employment contract' (and this can be oral or written) then you will normally be able to present your case at a proper
employment tribunal.
This 'fundamental breach of the employment contract' can actually take on several different forms. For example, if you are humiliated or harassed in front of other employees, particularly less senior ones, then you may well have a case for constructive dismissal. Harassment can come about in several different guises; sexism, racism and ageism.
Employees should all be treated with an equal amount of respect, honesty and good faith. It does not matter if someone is male or female, black or white, gay or straight, Muslim or Christian. An employee's private life is totally irrelevant in a place of work. You should also not be put in a position where it is unnecessarily difficult to carry out your duties.
If you are thinking about resigning from your position then it is vital that you seek some relevant legal help. Likewise, if you have already resigned, you should get in touch with a group of solicitors straight away. There are strict time limits attached to many of these matters and it is crucial that you act as quickly as possible. By putting things off you could find yourself in an awkward position. Winning one of these cases involving this type of dismissal can often be quite a difficult matter and it is crucial that you 'strike whilst the iron is hot'.
