De Swarte v Fife Housekeeping Ltd (t/a Bright and Beautiful) [2023]
Decision Number: 4101941/2023 Legal Body: Employment Tribunal (England & Wales)
Published on: 24/08/2023
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Jason Elliott BL Barrister & Associate Head of School of Law, Ulster University
Jason Elliott BL Barrister & Associate Head of School of Law, Ulster University
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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

Background:

The claimant, a housekeeper, claimed that she suffered from an unlawful deduction from wages due to deductions from her final pay and failure to pay holiday pay.

The claimant gave notice of termination on 25th November to expire on 23rd December.   She worked until 19th December and that night she text her line manager to say that she was unwell and would not be able to work the next day and this was renewed for the 21st.  The claimant was only paid wages until 19th December.   The claimant’s contract of employment specified that sickness absence should be made with a line manager but that text message was not acceptable.  A deduction of £190 was

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