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 worked for the respondent as a Teaching Assistant. However, she was initially engaged as a bank worker from October 2018 with a contract being given to her on 27th September 2019. She began work in October 2019 under this new contract and on 10th October she injured her ankle at work. She tried to continue working but had to go off in November and did not return to work until her employment was terminated in September 2020.
The claimant brought a claim in terms of the treatment suffered during her sick leave relating to her entitlement. The offer of employment regarding the September 2019 contract made no mention of sick pay entitlement. However, there were
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