3201591/2023Respondent won

Openreach Ltd

12 May 2026·Employment Tribunal·England & Wales·Employment Judge W A Allen KC

Respondent

Openreach Ltd

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Decision date

12 May 2026

Tribunal

Employment Tribunal

Jurisdiction

England & Wales

Judge

Employment Judge W A Allen KC

Case Summary

The claimant, employed by Openreach Ltd as an Advanced Engineer from September 2007 to July 2023, claimed constructive unfair dismissal arising from alleged breaches of contract by his manager David Connelly between December 2022 and January 2023, including performance review meetings, disciplinary threats, and conduct during sick leave. The tribunal dismissed the claim on liability.

Why this outcome?

Claim not well-founded

The judgment document does not contain an explicit statement of the tribunal's reasoning for dismissing the claim. The document text provided is incomplete and truncates before the final reasoning section that would explain why the tribunal rejected the constructive dismissal claim.

Claim Types

Unfair DismissalConstructive Dismissal

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Key Issues

  • Whether manager's conduct on 22 December 2022 performance review amounted to breach of contract
  • Whether disciplinary threat regarding mobile phone during sick leave amounted to breach of contract
  • Whether 12 January 2023 performance review was negative and hostile
  • Whether change of commitment time from 6 to 20 minutes amounted to breach
  • Whether demand to work overtime without safety equipment amounted to breach
  • Whether manager's contact during sick leave despite complaints of bullying amounted to breach
  • Whether collective breaches entitled claimant to resign and claim constructive dismissal

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