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 has a shoulder condition (Bilateral Calcific Bursitis) for which he received a series of adjustments to his role. This was prior to the event which gave rise to the index claim.
In January 2019, the claimant was referred to occupational health by the company nurse. At the time of the appointment, the claimant was actually off work due to a flare up of the condition. The report from occupational health was not received until August 2019 by which point the claimant’s fit note had expired and he had returned to work for a few weeks.
The report outlined that whenever the claimant did return to work that he nature of the duties in his role would lead
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