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.
Employment consultants made recommendations to dismiss the claimant and this was actioned by a manager. The EAT found this was procedurally flawed as the claimant could not make representations, and it was tantamount to having the same decision maker for the disciplinary hearing and the appeal hearing. The respondent also had to show some evidence relating to contributory fault rather than seek the Tribunal to make a determination relating to the rest of the case.
The claimant was employed by the respondent as an integrated pest management specialist from January 2013 until his dismissal in January 2020. The claimant’s manager, in November 2019, asked the claimant to remove a screensaver which the manager felt could cause discomfort to
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