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 claimants in this case notified their employer, the appellant in this case, that they were pregnant. The respondent found that the pregnancies were inconvenient and then instigated action to try and force the claimants out of their employment. The Tribunal at first instance found in favour of the claimants relating to discrimination on grounds of pregnancy, constructive unfair dismissal and a failure to comply with Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006. Both claimants were awarded compensation relating to the claims brought. The issue arising is that they were given uplifts of 25% relating to the loss of statutory rights vis-à-vis unfair dismissal under Section 207A(2) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act
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