Jason Elliott was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2013 and is the Associate Head of School of Law at Ulster University. As a practising barrister, he has developed a largely civil practice representing individuals, companies and public bodies in litigation. This covers a wide range of areas including personal injuries, wills and employment law. In terms of employment law, he has represented both applicants and respondents in the Industrial Tribunal. At Ulster University, Jason lectures extensively on the civil areas of practise such as Equity and Trusts and delivers employment law lectures for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The claimant was employed by the first respondent from April 2018 as a Business Development Co-Ordinator. She had known ‘C’ (a respondent) previously and he had informed her of the role and she was very excited about it, having just finished Sixth Form. The primary function of the role was to organise client functions to generate new business opportunities.
‘C’ was the claimant’s line manager and director of the company. Despite the working relationship there was also a personal relationship and they each considered themselves to be friends. They would regularly text each other about non-work matters. The case arose out of an incident on 20th June 2019. The respondent was holding an event at Ascot to thank
Continue reading
We help hundreds of people like you understand how the latest changes in employment law impact your business.
Please log in to view the full article.
What you'll get:
- Help understand the ramifications of each important case from NI, GB and Europe
- Ensure your organisation's policies and procedures are fully compliant with NI law
- 24/7 access to all the content in the Legal Island Vault for research case law and HR issues
- Receive free preliminary advice on workplace issues from the employment team
Already a subscriber? Log in now or start a free trial