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 claimant was employed by the respondent from 2004. In 2011 the claimant was appointed as Manager of the Payments Design Authority and in 2021 he was appointed as a mentor. He mentored three mentees, one of African descent, one of Asian descent and one White European.
The issue leading to this case arose in July 2021 when the claimant attended an online training session entitled ‘Race Education for Line Managers’. This was part of a Race Action Plan launched in 2020 by the respondent for which the respondent was commended by the Tribunal.
During the session there was a discussion on ‘intent v impact’ relating to language that may be used. It was
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