Prof Jo Phoenix vs The OU - Employment Tribunal Thread 5

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Started on 2nd October at Watford Employment Tribunal (Radius House, 51 Clarendon Rd, Watford WD17 1HP 01923 281750)

You may attend in person or remote viewing has been quite limited but you can request log in details from

Email [email protected]

Header should read

URGENT CURRENT CASE - Public Access Request - J Phoenix - The Open University - 3322700/2021

Ask for access link and pin and please give your name and address in the email as they check when you connect to the tribunal.

The clerk will ask you (in a private remote room) to put your camera on to verify, this involves looking at you, but no ID is needed. You may turn off your camera after this pointless and unnecessary process.

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

PB - Dr Paraskevi Boukli, Former Senior Lecturer Criminology, Deputy Head SPC 2021-22
IF - Prof Ian Fribbance Dean of FASS
MW - Prof Marcia Wilson, Dean EDI, 2020-23
CM - Caragh Molloy, Group People Director 2019-23
LD - Dr Leigh Downes, Senior Lecturer in Criminology (in SPC), Academic Lead for EDI FASS 2019-21
PK - Peter Keogh, Professor Health & Society, Member RSSH
DD - Dr Deborah Drake, Senior Lecturer Criminology, Head of SPC 2018-21
CT - Catherine Tomlinson, Senior Student Advisor
LW - Louise Westmarland, Prof of Criminology, Co-Deputy Head SPC, 2018-21, Current Head SPC
JD - John Domingue, Prof of Computing Science, Director KMi, 2015-22
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 - tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/professor-jo-phoenix-v-the-open-university

Prof Jo Phoenix Witness Statement (scroll to bottom of page and download)

https://jophoenix.substack.com/p/phoenix-v-open-university?sd=pf

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

Thread 2 https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4913946-prof-jo-phoenix-vs-the-ou-employment-tribunal-thread-2?page=1

Thread 3 https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4917480-prof-jo-phoenix-vs-the-ou-employment-tribunal-thread-3

Thread 4 https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4918479-prof-jo-phoenix-vs-the-ou-employment-tribunal-thread-4

Gosh if this witness is only available today it's not great having delays at this hour!

Statement on Monday. They only have a problem with the TV!

NOOOOO

FFS we are muted again.

Great. I could hear her all the time. Now the J has switched something and I can't hear a thing.

Placemark

And to consider whether Peter Keogh is Catholic or not.

I think, i think he mentioned it once, or twice!

What is happening?

Given the lack of attention the clerk is giving to this meeting, and the fact the sound went when the judge logged out, I think that's probably it for us for today.

We've lost audio, but the J hasn't noticed.

The good news is that Jo’s crowdfunder is going up. From when I pledged it’s gone up c£5k. Nearly £210k.

Dearly beloveds, we are gathered here today in loving memory of The Timetable. It struggled valiantly but ultimately lost its brave fight in the face of adversity and we pay tribute to it. Family flowers only.

Honestly, if Ben isn't half way down a stiff gin by 5.10pm he has a remarkable level of restraint.

That would be an ecumenical matter!

Someone has put their camera on with a sign saying no audio. Maybe that will get their attention

Ben's supposed to be finished with her by 17:00!

Lol at a couple of online attendees trying to get the attention of the court room that there is no sound. Someone is holding up a "no audio" sign in front of their camera

What's happened is when the TV went down, which I assume is where they can see the screen, the judge logged in herself.

Due to the feedback she muted the room. They got the TV working again, the judge has logged off, but not unmuted the room.

People have put their cameras on in the remote room, trying to signal that we have all been muted. Someone has a sign. 😂

I know and they have said she has to finish today.

Someone is trying to phone the clerk.

NS seems very animated about whatever she is saying. I'm sorry to be missing her pearls of wisdom

Yeah, her body language is interesting.

Body language of a zealot?

I doubt they'll stop to fix this issue now. More important to get the witness finished if they are only available today.