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 as a security warden at Hillsborough Castle. There was a requirement from Hillsborough Castle to have security on site at all times. The central issue in the case related to ‘shift disturbance allowance’, which was referred to in the company handbook and designed to provide an additional sum for working unsociable hours. The claimant, and others at Hillsborough Castle, was not receiving this sum and after action from his Trade Union it was then brought into effect from the 1st August 2016. The claimant had become aware that his colleagues working at the Tower of London received back-pay in terms of the ‘shift disturbance allowance’.
The claimant resigned from his employment in
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