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 brought a claim to the Tribunal relating to Race Discrimination and Victimisation. This followed his response to an advertisement from the respondent for the role of packer at a meat plant. This required the claimant to provide his passport and long birth certificate. This was the requirement of the employer and required by all applicants irrespective of their race. This was agreed by the claimant in writing and he no longer advanced his claim of less favourable treatment on the basis of race.
The claimant continued with a claim of victimisation relating to a claim of 2014 against the respondent on the basis of age discrimination. The 2014 claim was dismissed as being out of
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