Unfair dismissal: Failure to provide right to work evidence did not make employment illegal

Baker v Abellio London Ltd [2018] IRLR 186 EAT

unfair dismissal | statutory duty | right to work

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has remitted to an employment tribunal the issue of whether or not a Jamaican national with the "right of abode" was fairly dismissed after he did not provide the required documentation during his employer's audit of its workforce's right to work in the UK.