Hiddleston v Highland Country Buses Ltd [2021]
Decision Number: 4107699/2020 Legal Body: Employment Tribunal (England & Wales)
Published on: 05/08/2021
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Jason Elliott BL Barrister & Associate Head of School of Law, Ulster University
Jason Elliott BL Barrister & Associate Head of School of Law, Ulster University
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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 as a shift mechanic for the respondent from 9th March 2020. He was initially based in Inverness but on 8th July 2020 the claimant was sent to join another colleague at the Kirkwall deport on the island of Orkney. When he arrived, he was not given any induction nor was he told who the safety representative was for the depot.  He was given a hotel room to reside in. On 15th July he was asked to repair a number of buses, one of which had a broken gearbox. This was something that had been fairly common, and the claimant (and his colleague) felt it was due to the wrong type of oil being used.

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