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.
Background:
The claimant worked for the respondent as a ‘groom’ and her contract was brought to an end in December 2021 with one month notice. The claimant outlined that she was paid until the end of January 2022 thus complying with that right. However, the claimant then did some work in early February under the title of a ‘freelance’ groom. The contract of employment (which had come to an end) was paid under the apprentice rate. The issue was the payment for the work (26.75 hours) that had been carried out in February.
Outcome:
The Tribunal dealt with this rather neat issue by examining the respondent’s response. The respondent stated that the claimant was freelance and that was
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