Prof Jo Phoenix vs The OU - Employment Tribunal Thread 8

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

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

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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

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
CW - Dr Christopher Williams, Senior Lecturer History
KS - Kevin Shakesheff. PVC for Research and Innovation
NatS - Natalie Starkey, Outreach & Public Engagement Officer Sch Physical Sciences, 2019-22
HBC - Helen Bowes-Catton, Lecturer Social Research Methods
JD - John Domingue, Prof of Computing Science, Director KMi, 2015-22
LW - Louise Westmarland, Prof of Criminology, Co-Deputy Head SPC, 2018-21, Current Head SPC
RH - Richard Holliman, Prof Engaged Research, Head School Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences, 2019-22. Member of Investigation Panel investigating the C’s grievance
CT - Catherine Tomlinson, Senior Student Advisor
DD - Dr Deborah Drake, Senior Lecturer Criminology, Head of SPC 2018-21😇
SD - Shaun Daley, Head OU’s Resourcing Hub. Head Strategic Resources, Co-Chair OU’s LGBT+ Staff Network
SJ - Samantha Jacobson, Employee Relations Case Manager
NS - Nicola Snarey, Assoc Lecturer Eng Language - This witness did not give evidence.

Witness for JP:

SE - Professor Sarah Earle, Head of the HWSRA

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

TT coverage so far - https://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

Thread 5
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4919223-prof-jo-phoenix-vs-the-ou-employment-tribunal-thread-5

Thread 6
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4921308-prof-jo-phoenix-vs-the-ou-employment-tribunal-thread-6

Thread 7
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4922765-prof-jo-phoenix-vs-the-ou-employment-tribunal-thread-7

Thanks Iccky

I was going to ask who was in the stand tomorrow, then remembered we're at summing up!

Who goes first?

Thanks again for the threads and narrative. Tis all super helpful.

Nooooooooo...

Is there a support group for those who are still on thread 4? Watching the end of the threads accelerate away from us?

(Thanks, still on thread 4 as the threads are worth reading!)

bookmarking. Thanks for all the hard work in summarising so far!

Blimey, is the last one full already?!

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Thank you for the new thread. The Final Day.

Placemarking ready for tomorrow. Wish I could be there in person to hear Ben!

Could somebody please link me that monstrosity of an article about how they ousted one of their colleagues via conniving on WhatsApp?

Thank you x

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1350507620925633

Thank you for the thread.

Today has been a loooong day. A Ben free day is interminable in circumstances such as these, but we have borne it bravely.

Onward and upward.

Thanks very much, and thank you for the new thread :)

Checking in! The tribunal kicks off around 7pm Aussie time for me, so I roll the kids off to bed as soon as I can, and then sit there in bed cackling and refreshing on my iPad. DH thinks I am slightly mad but knows if he asks me about it, I will tell him and it will take a while.

Claimant should go first, so it should be BC summing up for JP, then JM summing up for the OU.

@LargeSquareRock 😂Yep, it's best not to ask unless they want an hours rant.

Mine has a resigned look on his face when he asks how the tribunal went today. 😂

Thanks for the thread. I d can’t wait for tomorrow. Going to reread tonight to prepare!

Outwith lawyers and union officials, I wonder how common it is for family evening chats to be, "How went the employment tribunal today? Does Open Justice live still in this fair and terven land?"

Evening all. Thanks for the new thread, Ickky.

Does anyone know what the timetable is for tomorrow?

Timetable:

10:00 BCKC SWEEPS ALL BEFORE HIM

Some time after: the rest.

When is the tribunal likely to announce its decision after tomorrow?

3 - 6 months. Some people were hoping by Christmas. I don't know if that was a hope founded on anything or just a wish.

Thanks for the new thread ickky and all the hard work you have put in.

Jo still needs some more veg planting in her allotment