Windstar Management Services Ltd v Harris

摘要

The claimant, Mr Harris, was British citizen employed by Windstar as the master of a cruise ship, the MSY Windsurf. The ship spent the summers cruising around Europe and the winters cruising around the Caribbean. The ship was owned by a company with a head office in Washington State. The employing company was incorporated in Jersey and had a head office in Guernsey. Mr Harris was recruited in Dover by Viking, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom and based in Dover, to which Windstar had contracted out some management functions. Viking advertised for, interviewed, and recommended, potential employees, but Windstar made employment decisions.