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.
Background:
The claimant gave eight months’ notice to her employer that she was intending to transition. This transition came into effect from 1st July 2020. She complained that there was no support from her employer who had failed in its duty of care towards her. She argued that there had been a failure to follow internal policies such as the Equality and Diversity Policy Statement and the Dignity at Work Policy. It was noted by the Tribunal that these documents were of some vintage and they did not make reference to the Equality Act 2010. For example, references to gender reassignment were characterised as sexual harassment rather than being in line with it
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