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 commenced work with the respondent in June 2019. When the Coronavirus Pandemic arose in early 2020 the respondent had an external professional carry out a risk assessment. This recommended social distancing, staggering start times and sanitising surfaces. The issue in this case is that on 29th March 2020 the claimant emailed his line manager stating that he had to stay off work due to the pandemic. This was on the basis that he had a child with sickle cell disease as well as a seven month old child who could have underlying health issues.
The claimant received a self-isolation note from NHS covering 28th March to 3rd April. The claimant continued to stay off work after
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