Prof Jo Phoenix vs The OU - Employment Tribunal Thread 2

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Abbreviations

JP - Jo Phoenix, Claimant (C)
OU - The Open University, Respondent (R)
J - Regional Employment Judge Young
P - Panel or panel member
BC - Ben Cooper KC, Counsel for C
JM - Jane Mulcahy KC, Counsel for R

OU Departments & Networks:

HWSRA - Health & Wellbeing Strategic Research Area
FASS - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
SPC - Dept of Social Policy & Criminology
KMi - Knowledge Media Institute
GCRN - Gender Critical Research Network

OU witnesses

CW - Chris Williams, Senior Lecturer History
CT - Catherine Tomlinson, Senior Student Advisor
SE - Sarah Earle, Prof of Medical Sociology, Director HWSRA 2016-22
DD - Dr Deborah Drake, Senior Lecturer Criminology, Head of SPC 2018-21
LW - Louise Westmarland, Prof of Criminology, Co-Deputy Head SPC, 2018-21, Current Head SPC
LD - Dr Leigh Downes, Senior Lecturer in Criminology (in SPC), Academic Lead for EDI FASS 2019-21
PB - Dr Paraskevi Boukli, Former Senior Lecturer Criminology, Deputy Head SPC 2021-22
MW - Prof Marcia Wilson, Dean EDI, 2020-23
CM - Caragh Molloy, Group People Director 2019-23
JD - John Domingue, Prof of Computing Science, Director KMi, 2015-22
PK - Peter Keogh, Professor Health & Society, Member RSSH
CW - Dr Christopher Williams, Senior Lecturer History
SD - Shaun Daley, Head OU’s Resourcing Hub. Head Strategic Resources, Co-Chair OU’s LGBT+ Staff Network
HBC - Helen Bowes-Catton, Lecturer Social Research Methods
NS - Nicola Snarey, Assoc Lecturer Eng Language
NatS - Natalie Starkey, Outreach & Public Engagement Officer Sch Physical Sciences, 2019-22
CT - Cath Tomlinson, Senior Student Advisor
SJ - Samantha Jacobson, Employee Relations Case Manager
RH - Richard Holliman, Prof Engaged Research, Head School Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences, 2019-22. Member of Investigation Panel investigating the C’s grievance

Witness for JP:

SE - Sarah Earle, Professor Modern History Uni of Oxford, Founding member GCRN

Tribunal Tweets - https://twitter.com/tribunaltweets

TT coverage so far https://tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/professor-jo-phoenix-v-the-open-university

Thread 1
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4905118-jo-phoenix-vs-the-ou-employment-tribunal-2nd-october-whispers-ben-cooper?page=1

Thanks @ickky

Thanks ickky

JM on her last question, thank fuck!

Thank you @ickky and @fuck.

Thank you Ikky! You are a champion.

This seems to be more than 1 question.

Is anyone stuck in the lobby? I have not been able to access all afternoon

@Helleofabore The clerk seems to be very selective in who is admitted. You could try ringing them as the Judge suggested for any remote tech issues.

6 currently waiting in the lobby!

01923 281750

You are not the only one stuck in the lobby, for quite some time it appears.

Thanks Ickky. when does it finish today please?

5pm latest as per Judge

Just caught up on the whole thing via the last thread, thanks for the updates @ickky! Placemarking.

Thanks for these threads OP, have only been able to dip in and out today but hoping to keep up with what is clearly a shitshow.

JM now accusing JP of lying about the date of her Job application to Reading Uni.

Hope this doesn't drag into next week for Jo.

JM, no where in your resignation letter did you mention that you were going to Reading Uni.

Why should he have to? I never have.

JM has now finished with her (many laborious) questions.

Short break.

Thank you ickky.

Thanks @ickky

Is there any correlation between those of us getting in easily and those who were questioned by the clerk on Wednesday? I interacted with him and don't seem to have to wait at all to be let in. Maybe they have done some vetting? Which seems a bit daft.

TT 2nd commentary this afternoon.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1710290547959554262.html

@Melissamelisante Could be, they asked me questions on Monday. Not that I gave any satisfactory answers. They said they wanted to check my identity.

How could they possibly do that by seeing me on a screen? Did they want me to hold up my passport? Very strange.

I had to interact too and am straight in. Don't think two of us constitutes a pattern but interested to hear from anyone else who 'spoke' to clerk on Wed?

Justin didn't see me on-screen as I had my camera off, I responded to q's in chat-box.

Me too @LipbalmOrKnickers but nothing that would confirm identity.

Me either, in fact I was very cagey as I thought my responses were being beamed to all and sundry!