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 claimant was a gully operative for the respondent. The claimant had booked a holiday in Cyprus (which he had regularly done considering his elderly mother spent her winter in Cyprus). He left on 13th March 2020 and had booked a return-flight for 24th March and would be returning to work on 31st March. The Cypriot Government introduced emergency powers relating to Covid-19 and this prevented the claimant from leaving until 1st July.
In the period between March and July the claimant had two sick-notes and the sick pay was equal to his normal pay. The respondent stopped paying the sick pay on 5th July 2020 and the claimant returned to work on 20th July after a period
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