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 was employed as a Teacher Development Policy and Delivery Senior Advisor from January 2022 until she resigned in October 2022. The claimant relied upon complex PTSD, ASD, Dyslexia with traits of dyspraxia and dyscalculia and Long Covid as disabilities in relation to her case. The Tribunal found as a preliminary issue that the neurodivergent condition of dyslexia with traits of dyspraxia and dyscalculia amounted to a disability under the legislation.
Issues arose when the claimant’s probation period was extended for three months. This was because several performance issues arose and were raised by the claimant’s task managers. The respondent felt that the claimant did not step up to the role of knowledge lead for her
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