Tribunal Jurisdiction: Interpreting Parliament’s intention

Fladgate LLP | Employment Law Journal | September 2012 #133
Naomi Oppenheim and Nick Tsatsas review Underhill J’s proposal to broaden the type of claims that the employment tribunal has jurisdiction to hear ‘One of the new employment tribunal rules (r8) may make employers around the world more nervous, because it has the potential to significantly increase the number of claims that English employment tribunals …

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International Secondments: Cross-border claimants

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | Employment Law Journal | April 2012 #129
Jemima Coleman and Justine Reeves look at overseas workers’ right to bring a complaint in the UK employment tribunal, using the example of a posting to the UAE to examine the legal and practical issues involved ‘UK companies may require advice on relocating staff, terminating international secondments or making expatriate workers redundant. Often, the local …

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Overseas Workers: Beyond borders: the scope of UK employment rights

Fasken Martineau LLP | Employment Law Journal | December 2011/January 2012 #126
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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