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 Band 5 Staff Nurse from March 2017 until her resignation in July 2020. She worked in an orthopaedics ward before and during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In March 2020, the respondent sent an email to staff asking about medical health conditions. The claimant respondent citing that she had asthma and outlined the medications she was taking. The purpose of the email was to see who was ‘high risk’ and may be redeployed or required to self-isolate. Indeed, the guidance document stated ‘staff [who] have a positive response to any of the questions on the risk assessment will inform you directly. Such staff should instead be considered for alternative work area(s)’.
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