This is a case of constructive dismissal - a form of dismissal which has a legal dimension of its own. Constructive dismissal denotes conduct by an as entitles a workman himself to terminate the employer amounting to a breach of contract such contract summarily. Lee Kim v. Tai Lee Chan Plywood Agency (Award No. 119/80) . A unilateral alteration of the contract of employment by the employer at least in an important aspect, gives the workman the right to terminate the contract without notice, and so may amount to constructive dismissal. (See C.P. Mills) - Industrial Law Disputes in Malaysia. The poignant words of the claimant, Vincent Lee, encapsulate the sad predicament in which the Lotteries Corporation (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd., Sabah (the company) placed him on 25 September 1989. In his letter to the executive director of the company dated 16 January 1990, Ex: CO 13 he lamented as follows: