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 worked in a café from 2003 which changed hands in 2009 and the owners subsequently moved it into a limited company in 2018. This limited company is the respondent to the proceedings. On Tuesday 24th March 2020 the café was required to close as a result of the restrictions brought in to combat the coronavirus outbreak in the UK. The claimant’s understanding was that she had been furloughed but she never received anything from the respondent and despite many attempts she gave up and subsequently started alternative employment in August 2020.
The respondent disputed the claim citing that whilst they made an application under the Coronavirus Job Protection Scheme, they were not granted an award for ‘technical
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