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 employed by the respondent as a Home Support Assistant in 2014 and was subsequently promoted on a number of occasions becoming the Chief Executive Officer in April 2017. She resigned from her employment with immediate effect in August 2019.
The respondent is governed by a Board of Trustees. There is a policy document from 2009 which outlines the detail of the relationship between the Trustees and the CEO. This policy document outlined the general role of the CEO in terms of day-to-day activities and included the term that the CEO should carry out regular staff reviews, deal with performance issues and consult with the trustees to ensure that employment law obligations are met.
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