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.
Background:
The respondents, two brothers, had established a company and following its dissolution ran the business as a partnership. The business involved other brothers who became employees and assisted in the business through various means. The claimant, one of these other brothers, was employed from October 2001 until June 2021 as a joiner/general operative. He worked 40 hours per week at £12.75 per hour. The claimant was never given any written statement of terms and conditions.
An investigatory meeting was held with the claimant (and other brothers) in 2018. A note stated that Desmond Anderson desired to punish financially the employees. The claimant also states that he was aggressively confronted by another brother where he was told
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