NOVANEWS
PROFESSOR GARGI BHATTACHARYYA
From 22nd April 2014 in the Central London Employment Tribunal, Gargi Bhattacharyya is taking Aston University to court for sex discrimination, victimisation on the grounds of bringing a
grievance relating to maternity and constructive dismissal.
solidarity with her and to give her case wider attention we are organising a protest from 12pm to 1pm outside Aston University. Attached is a leaflet we are handing out which provides more background about her case. We will initially meet outside the Guild.
This is a very important case, please come along and a protest against this grave
injustice in the treatment of Gargi by Aston University.
In solidarity,
Why did Aston University try to sack an Asian woman professor while she was on maternity leave?
Why was she suspended while on maternity leave? Why was a new workplace policy written just to sack her?
Why was she subjected to trumped up disciplinary charges immediately on returning from maternity leave?
When white women said they didn’t want to work with her, why did the Asian woman lose her job?
From 22nd April 2014 in the Central London Employment Tribunal, Gargi Bhattacharyya is taking Aston University to court for sex discrimination, victimisation on the grounds of bringing a grievance relating to maternity and constructive dismissal.
Aston University say they wanted to sack her because:
– She had an anti-establishment attitude
– She did not communicate well with managers
– White colleagues did not like her and did not want to work with her.
What are the real reasons for her victimisation?
– Was it supporting other colleagues who were being bullied by managers?
– Was it supporting other colleagues facing discrimination when taking maternity leave?
– Was it for daring to SUPPORT PALESTINIANS? This is a reason that the then Head of Sociology gives for the alleged breakdown of their relationship.
– Was it because she was grieving after the death of her baby?
Aston University has its campus in the heart of Birmingham and has many African, Asian and African-Caribbean students – but the teaching staff does not reflect the local population.
Write to Aston Vice-Chancellor, Dame Julia King at e.hindson@aston.ac.uk to ask:
– Why was Gargi Bhattacharyya pushed out of her job?
– Why the profile of Aston staff does not reflect the communities of Birmingham?
