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:
This was a multiple claim involving four claimants from a pool of 55 original claimants. The background is that each claimant had either walked out of the premises or failed to attend the premises on Wednesday 25th March 2020. This was at the beginning of the original lockdown caused as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. The basis of the claim was that the claimants suffered a health and safety detriment as a result of a deduction of pay from their failure to attend on 25th March 2020.
The respondent’s premises were allowed to remain open as an essential business. This required two metres social distancing where possible. The Tribunal noted that it was not their
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