Employees working outside Great Britain
[ch 13: pages 468-469]Employees working outside Great Britain can bring claims of unfair dismissal or discrimination in the UK as long as their connection to Great Britain is “sufficiently strong” (Serco Ltd v Lawson; Botham v MoD; Crofts & others v Veta Ltd & others [2006] UKHL 3, Clyde & Co LLP v Bates [2012] EWCA Civ 1207).
The strengths and weaknesses of the judicial system in a claimant’s country of residence are not relevant when deciding whether a UK employment tribunal has jurisdiction to hear an unfair dismissal claim (Creditsights Limited v Dhunna [2014] EWCA Civ 1238).