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 commenced work with the respondent florist in November 2014. She worked sporadic hours at first as she was still at school, which included more hours at busy times, such as Christmas. At the end of her employment, she was earning £8.00 p/h and this was paid either by cash or bank transfer. There were never any deductions made in relation to tax or national insurance with HMRC having no record of this employment. The respondent stated that she was seeking to regularise matters but had problems with her accountants. Indeed, the Tribunal noted that there were no pay slips ever given to the claimant.
The claimant had an interest in entering into the field of domiciliary care
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