Employment Blog: Overseas Workers Can Bring Employers to UK Employment Tribunal

The decision was made by Lord Hope at the UK Supreme Court when Ismail Ravat, who was employed by Haliburton, an energy company based in Aberdeen, pursued his case for unfair dismissal to that level.

Ravat was dismissed in May 2006 and originally took his case to an employment tribunal, which ruled that it didn’t have the right to rule over such a case as he had been working in Libya.  He then pushed this case all the way to the Supreme Court, and it has now been passed back to the tribunal who will have to deal with it.

This ruling will affect all UK companies with overseas workers as it means they too are now at risk from employment tribunals, which can be costly both in terms of pay-outs and legal fees.

If you are worried your business could be leaving itself open to such claims, call our employment team today on 0808 155 9070 or make an online enquiry. If you are concerned about your businesses employment procedures contact Lorna Valcin today to safeguard your business from the impact of an employment tribunal.