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 respondent advertised the post of Support Services Manager and the claimant applied for it in October 2019. The respondent is a charitable organisation based in the Colin area of West Belfast, providing support for women and children. The claimant was interviewed for the role and was the highest scoring candidate. Later that day, Ms Loughran, the Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, phoned and congratulated the claimant on her success at interview. The claimant outlined at that point that she would want to discuss some of the terms and conditions of the role.
The following day the claimant met Ms Loughran at the respondent’s premises. The claimant asked if there was any flexibility when it came to
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