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 as an administrative officer by the respondent and was based in the Belfast Benefits Centre. In May 2014 he was elected to serve as a Sinn Fein Councillor on Mid-Ulster District Council and was re-elected in May 2019.
The claimant presented a claim to the Tribunal on 31st January 2017 claiming an unauthorised deduction of wages when there was an alleged failure to be paid for ‘Special Leave’ which was allowed by the respondent so employees could carry out public duties. This claim was subsequently amended to include allegations of unlawful discrimination on the ground of political opinion.
The respondent refuted the claimant’s claims citing that there was no contractual entitlement for employees to be
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