Prof Jo Phoenix vs The OU - Employment Tribunal Thread 2

[ickky]

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

hmm, is that not right? Today was the first time I interacted with a human (again, just to confirm my IRL name) and I have the same experience. Ah well, we'll see.

Ok, I'll sit tight

Thanks @ickky I'd forgotten about the early start

I have to say I'm rather worried for the schedule.

It's day 8 of 15 and we're only on witness 3 of 20 😐

BC doesn't have to prove that they all contributed to the harrassment, though, does he? I could imagine that the point might come where he might just say "no questions for this witness" through a bunch of them? Though I suppose that might be dangerous if their statements contain a lot of falsehoods or the reexamination lets them say a bunch of rubbish? Not sure how these things work - I have to say quite apart from the importance of these cases, watching how the tribunals work is fascinating.

But I hate cats — nasty scratchy things that make me itch and sneeze...

Is anyone in?

nope

Still WFTCHTJ

no

Nope.

Perhaps they're having a conflab?

You'd think so, but it's more likely they've just forgotten about us again!

I must be peckish because I read conflab as cornflake

I'm in!

In now.

In, ish.

It said Welcome to the c- WFTCHTJ :-( ... oh, here we are for real.

Hearing delayed

Got in then kicked out and now in again. Hearing delayed apparently

Have we started on time at all this hearing?

Clerk announcing hearing delayed today, as soon as judge is ready we'll be let in.

I think we started on time yesterday, didn't we?

I think after IF today it will be Dr Downes and Dr Drake.

I would have thought BC would take a while with Dr Downes though.