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 had worked for the respondent as an administrative officer for twenty-two years. The role was largely computer based. In 2014 she had developed blurred vision in one eye after a hemiplegic migraine. It was agreed that this satisfied the definition of a disability for the purpose of the legislation. Alongside developing the blurred vision, the respondent had changed its computer hardware with screens that had less resolution. This made it extremely difficult for the claimant to continue the work, due to the blurred vision.
The respondent undertook a risk assessment and screen-magnification was recommended as an adjustment. There were difficulties in implementing the screen-magnification with the claimant taking a leave of absence and later sick leave.
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