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 EAT remitted the case to consider whether a termination letter under a settlement agreement was admissible despite Section 111A protections, due to alleged pregnancy-related discrimination.
The claimant had resigned from her job following receipt of a letter outlining that her employment be terminated on the basis of a settlement agreement. The claimant alleged that this came on foot of the news that she was pregnant and there was history of detrimental treatment to those who were pregnant or other maternity related factors. This centred upon Section 111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996. It must be noted that there is no equivalent of this section in Northern Irish legislation. Section 111A outlines that
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