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.
Claimant was successful in a claim that reasonable adjustments had not been made especially in relation to the type of work (live chat/emails rather than voice calls) being undertaken.
The claimant was employed as a Travel Consultant selling insurance policies. She started her employment with the respondent in June 2021 and worked from home. She continues to work in this role.
There were 55 consultants employed by the respondent and usually 30 on shift at any one time. There were 3 elements to the role namely voice calls, live chat and emails. The claimant was initially trained on voice calls but was followed by live chat and then emails.
The claimant developed IBS and informed her line manager.
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