Posted By Stuart Nagle Malcolm. The company owes its employees a duty of care if sending them overseas to work. At the country of origin is the UK, their responsibilities to you, provided you are a non-resident of the country visited and the company is not registered there but in the UK, is the UK legislation. This for instance also applies on UK soil in Uik government offices overseas (eg MOD Embassy's etc). Visits to overseas, just as visits to anywhere else to work, should be risk assessed. This of course, in respect of overseas work, may be more complicated than your run of the mill job, but should be done. The company should also (as a good employer) look to provide for your security and advise on matters and provide some form of advice/training for overseas travel - particularly for areas where security may be an issue. Stuart Nagle