Protected Cell Company Structure Cited In Employment Case

Scott v EC Maritime PCC Ltd (Debarred) [2016] UKEAT 0032_16_1010 was an appeal against a Judgment of the Southampton Employment Tribunal. The Claimant appealed from that ruling on two grounds, but for the purposes of this article it is the first ground of appeal that is of interest to the present writer, namely, whether the Employment Tribunal erred in concluding that the Respondent's failure to look for alternative work in other protected cells of the Protected Cell Company of the Respondent did not render the dismissal unfair.

A copy of the judgment can be found here: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKEAT/2016/0032_16_1010.html

Whilst the case does not provide any important judicial insight into PCCs, it is one of very few cases anywhere in the world where a dispute concerning a PCC has come before a foreign court.