Employment Tribunal Update

Firstly, to you all that believed in me, I am very grateful.  And sorry that I have not updated you before now.  

I have spent the past year both depressed and anxious: Once again, my apologies for my silence.

An article in Personnel Today, has a review of my case, and includes comments from our Southern Region HR Director

 https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/network-rail-sex-discrimination-tribunal/ 

Employment Appeal Tribunal 27th June 2023

Having appealed the decisions made, I now have a one day Hearing, scheduled for next Tuesday.   It is the judgement from this Appeal Tribunal that will dictate if I may or may not go on to a further Tribunal.  I hope that I have good news for you, next week.

Gratitude

There are no words with enough gravity to describe your kind hearts, and I wish to say that your support has been a big part of my foundation for carrying on.  For this I shall always be grateful to each of you.  

With best wishes

Rowena

I shall not bog you down with loads of words.  Thank you to each and every one of you that has donated or shared.  The Hearing (7 days) starts on 14th March 2022.  Could I ask that, if you have a spare moment, you continue to share my case?  I am so grateful to you all!

Since my last update, there has been even more support for my case   My grateful thanks to everyone!  My hope, for this seven day hearing, is to raise others, (by virtue of recommendations made), out of their own, often isolated, misery.  

People suffer every day because they know that to speak out is to risk their jobs and careers.  They move jobs, if they are younger, and leave the problem for the next unsuspecting employee to discover, perhaps hoping they will be better equipped to deal with it.  On and on this problem goes, with the problem (people/groups of people) gaining confidence in their untouchability, becoming bolder with their vitriol.  If their immediate managers cannot manage their behaviour,  perhaps through their own fears of being targetted, a toxic workplace, where the strongest characters dominate, can be the result.  Weaker, or minority people (being in the minority in that workplace) will often be their target.  For if someone else is the target, then they cannot be, right?

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me this far, I really appreciate your help.  I have a target to reach soon, or my quest for help is over.  After this, as can be seen by other Employment Tribunal cases, I will still need funding help.  This saddens me, as I do not like approaching anyone with my cap in my hand.  (This is why I am about to destroy my final salary pension). But I do not have much more in my possession, so can I ask that you continue to share my link, as the further knowledge of this case goes, the more likely it is to achieve funding, to achieve positive change.

I wish to end this update with a helping hand for the animals (I am an animal lover).  The Blue Cross are doing a no money funding campaign, using gaming.  I do not understand it, but for those of you who game, or have children who game, you could help the animals at no cost to yourselves.  This is the link (sorry you will have to paste it)

www.bluecross.org.uk/1897-challenge

Once again, my sincere gratitude for your continued support and sharing.

Thank you to each of you that has found it in your heart to give to this cause, for which I thank you from the bottom of mine.  

It is my hope that, even though standing up isn't easy, my case gives other people the spark of courage they need, to address something they believe is important.  Walking away just leaves the problem for others to deal with.  For there will be others.

May I ask that, from time to time during this month, you share my link, when you feel you can?  The true cost of the upcoming Tribunal is phenomenal, and I have just had to take a huge loan, at age 60, to pay for part of this last stage.  If the money runs out, (which, through often pointless litigation, it has been) I will have to go into the Tribunal alone.   This I will do, for I believe there needs to be a change, and hope for all who may be suffering alone.

All money goes straight to my brilliant solicitor, Paul Ryman, at GunnerCooke to help fund my legal team.