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 had been employed by the respondent retailer. He was orally dismissed from his position on 14th January 2019 which was followed by written confirmation dated 18th January 2019. The claimant followed the internal appeals process and the decision on appeal was to uphold the decision to dismiss. This decision came on 12th March 2019. The ET1 was presented on 3rd May 2019 when the claimant had been legally assisted. The solicitor for the claimant had come off record between presenting the ET1 and the hearing which took place in the absence of the claimant.
The Tribunal held that the effective date of dismissal, as set out in the case of Savage v Sainsbury [1980] IRLR 1089 is
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