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In the case of Ravat v Halliburton Manufacturing and Services Ltd, the Scottish Court of Session held that an employee had demonstrated ‘strong connections’ with the UK, and could therefore proceed with a claim of unfair dismissal.
The Claimant was a British citizen who was employed by the British subsidiary of an American. He worked for a German subsidiary in Libya where he worked for 28 days and then took 28 days leave in the UK.
His salary was paid in sterling and he was subject to UK tax. The claimant was then made redundant and brought a claim in the UK for unfair dismissal. Following the tests set out in the case of Lawson v Serco, one law lord held that the employee had demonstrated ‘strong connections’ with the UK; another decided that he was a ‘peripatetic’ UK employee and the third found that he did not meet any of the categories in Lawson.
By majority, the claim was allowed to proceed.
