WRC rejects post office worker’s constructive dismissal complaint

The Workplace Relations Commission rejected Zara Wachuku’s constructive dismissal complaint against her employer, postmaster Derek Merrins, in a decision dated 12 March 2026. The WRC found she had not shown that her resignation was her only reasonable option. Wachuku said workplace safety concerns and Merrins’s failure to address them left her with no choice but to resign. Merrins denied acting unreasonably or breaching her employment contract. The adjudication officer found no proven breach serious enough to justify resignation, noting Wachuku continued working for months after the incident and had not raised a grievance before resigning.