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Overseas Workers: Beyond borders: the scope of UK employment rights
Michael McCartney and Rebecca Johns discuss the UK courts’ jurisdiction to hear claims brought by employees working abroad ‘The territorial limits that apply to the various statutory employment rights will also only be relevant if the tribunal is applying English law to the dispute in question.’ The issue of which UK employment rights overseas workers …
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- Bleuse v MBT Transport Ltd [2007] UKEAT 0339/07/2112
- British Airways plc v Mak & ors [2010] EAT/0055/09/2001
- Diggin v Condor Marine Crewing Services Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 1133
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