2 h. ago Nurse hails ‘victory for common sense’ after trans changing room ruling

Darlington nurse Bethany Hutchison led the claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Politics

3 h. ago NHS Trust harassed nurses over trans colleague changing room complaint, tribunal finds

Eight nurses have won their employment tribunal case over the Trust's handling of their complaint about a transgender colleague

Sport

3 h. ago 'A victory for common sense': Nurses who sued NHS trust over transgender colleague using female changing rooms succeed in landmark sex discrimination claim

The nurses sued an NHS trust claiming sexual discrimination and sexual harassment because transgender nurse Rose Henderson was able to share female changing rooms.

Sport

3 h. ago NHS trust 'violated dignity' of nurses in trans row over hospital changing rooms

Bethany Hutchison, Karen Danson, Annice Grundy, Lisa Lockey, Carly Hoy, Tracey Hooper, and Jane Peveller, were backed by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. Their claim was made on the grounds of sexual harassment, discrimination, victimisation and breaches of the right to a private life.

Politics

4 h. ago Nurses who changed with trans colleague suffered harassment, tribunal rules

Eight members of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Events

3 d. ago Telling someone at work that they are having a breakdown is harassment, tribunal rules

The new ruling comes after recruitment manager Georgina Sowden, 56, was sacked for hanging up on her boss when she was told she was 'not about to have a breakdown, you are IN a breakdown'.

Events

9 d. ago Ambulance worker unfairly dismissed after her wife tried to murder their boss, tribunal judge rules

'Patients, and the general public, would, the tribunal considers, be highly unlikely even to make the connection'

Events

1 week ago Salvation Army worker was fairly sacked for saying refugees should all be sent back 'on a boat', tribunal rules

A Salvation Army worker was fairly sacked for saying refugees should all be sent back 'on a boat' a tribunal has heard.

Economics

1 week ago Salvation Army worker fairly dismissed over refugee comments, tribunal rules

The tribunal heard that Charles Markie told the hearing he did not mean to hurt anyone, and that he ‘isn’t racist and has foreign friends’.

Economics

3 w. ago 'I tried to stand up for myself, I was turned into a pariah': Nurse suspended for objecting to trans colleague using women's changing room speaks out

As she was banished from the hospital where she had worked for 25 years, a shocked Sandie Peggie was offered two things - a hankie, and the chance to leave by the back door.

Politics

3 w. ago 'I tried to stand up for myself, I was turned into a pariah': Nurse sacked for objecting to trans colleague using women's changing room speaks out

As she was banished from the hospital where she had worked for 25 years, a shocked Sandie Peggie was offered two things - a hankie, and the chance to leave by the back door.

Politics

4 w. ago Top EU court rules Polish Constitutional Tribunal is not independent

The EU's top court has ruled that Poland's Constitutional Tribunal is not "independent and impartial" due to politicized appointments by the previous conservative government

Events