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:
The claimant was employed by the respondent department from January 2015 following an internal transfer within the Northern Ireland Civil Service. From an early stage there were issues regarding the claimant’s timekeeping and attendance at work. This led to his line manager approaching him on the issue with the claimant saying that there was an ‘unstated long-term medical problem’ which affected his sleep and did cause him to sleep through his alarm.
The claimant was referred to occupational health. The report stated there were no adjustments required and the claimant was fit for work. The same issues recurred though. Occupational Health reported again this time stating there should be some flexibility around the claimant’s start-times
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