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 for three months by the respondent as a cleaner. She subsequently resigned in February 2020 and then claimed that she was subject to unlawful harassment on the basis of sex. She also brought a claim for constructive unfair dismissal.
The claim initially arose out of Whatsapp messages sent in the early hours of Boxing Day 2019. The Tribunal did note that punctuation, grammar and spelling did not trouble either party. The respondent sent a message stating:
‘I am single. If you fancy chatting. I have been single about three moths [sic]’
The claimant told the respondent that he was drunk and to go to bed. This was clearly seen as a humorous rejection of
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