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 a sales assistant at the respondent store. This was on a fixed term contract to run from 26th November 2015 to 26 February 2016. The claimant continued to work with the respondent after this fixed-term contract ended. In November 2018 there was an allegation that the claimant had arrived at work under the influence of alcohol. As a result, she was suspended on full pay pending an investigation.
By the time of the disciplinary hearing in December 2018, the claimant had been signed off sick due to depression. The claimant, who suffered from learning difficulties, brought her support worker to the disciplinary meeting. The support worker detailed how the meeting was one-sided,
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