Superintendent, Abbotsieigh Group and Others v. Estate Services Union – sllr 1991 volume 1 page 380

In the case between the workman employed at Abbotsleigh Estate (Applicant-Respondent) and the SUPERINTENDENT, ABBOTSLEIGH GROUP AND OTHERS (Respondents-Appellants), the court addressed whether the suspension of the applicant—following his non-compliance with a Labour Tribunal settlement to vacate certain quarters—amounted to a constructive termination of employment. It was held that the act of suspension, carried out as a temporary disciplinary measure to enforce compliance, did not result in either constructive or direct termination of services, affirming the principle that suspension alone absent evidence of a final employment severance does not constitute dismissal. The decision relied upon the analysis of the evidence, including the Labour Tribunal’s previous orders and the communicati