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.
Claimant submitted a claim without an early conciliation certificate meaning it could not proceed. A subsequent claim was then submitted out of time and it was not reasonably practicable to rely upon the lack of early conciliation certificate and having to obtain one when notified of same.
The claimant was employed by the respondent as an IS Operator from 2022 until his employment was terminated in May 2025 on the grounds of ill-health capability. This arose from the claimant commencing a period of sickness absence in May 2024.
The claimant sought to bring a claim to the Tribunal. An initial claim form was submitted on the grounds of unfair dismissal and disability discrimination but there was no
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