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 as a care assistant from 23rd March 2018. The claimant raised a grievance in February 2020 relating to the fact that she should have a written statement of particulars, she had not been auto-enrolled into a pension and she had not been provided with a copy of the Employee Handbook. There was also an alleged issue with underpayment of wages. This led to payments on 9th April 2020 relating to holiday pay and a food allowance.
The claimant had been employed to provide live-in care for a client, HR. HR was admitted to hospital in February 2020 and then moved from the hospital to a care home. Therefore, the claimant was no
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