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 from January 2017 until July 2019 as a receptionist. The respondent operated as an Optician and employed four receptionists. The claimant was the youngest and most recently appointed to the team. The respondent had only 5 employees on its payroll with all other staff, including the Practice Manager, working on a self-employed basis.
On 31st July 2019, the claimant was invited by the sole director of the respondent for a ‘word’. At this informal meeting the claimant was told she was being dismissed on the basis of redundancy with immediate effect. She was handed a prepared letter, reference, payslip and pension details. The reason given to the claimant was
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