An employee can resign in response to a series of acts that cumulatively breach trust and confidence. The final act need not be a breach itself.
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Farnworth Finance Facilities Ltd v Attryde [1970] 1 WLR 1053; [1970] 2 All ER 774
Lord Denning MR, Fenton Atkinson LJ, Megaw LJ
1 WLR 1053 - Contract; breach; a series of minor breaches can accumulate to a fundamental breach.
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Omilaju v Waltham Forest LBC [2005] IRLR 35
Lord Justice May, Lord Justice Dyson, Lord Justice Wall
Constructive dismissal; last straw; the final act must contribute to the breach of trust.
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Wright v North Ayrshire Council [2014] ICR 77 [judgment]
Mr Justice Langstaff, Mr M Sibbald, Mr R Thomson
Constructive dismissal; last straw; the tribunal must look at the cumulative effect of the employer's conduct.
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Kaur v Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust [2018] IRLR 833 [judgment]
Lord Justice Singh, Lord Justice Underhill
Constructive dismissal; 'last straw'; a last straw act revives all previous breaches of contract.
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Nelson v Renfrewshire Council [2025] EAT 189 [judgment]
The Honourable Lady Poole
Constructive dismissal; the 'last straw' incident revived previous affirmed breaches.
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Addenbrooke v Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust UKEAT/0265/14/DM [judgment]
Mr Justice Lewis
UKEAT 0265/14 - Constructive dismissal; a 'last straw' act need not be unreasonable or blameworthy in itself to trigger a claim.