16 h. ago Sandie Peggie vows to fight on as legal team say they will appeal employment tribunal judgment

Sandie Peggie’s legal team confirmed she will appeal an employment tribunal ruling against NHS Fife as supporters condemned an error in the case as “unforgivable”

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16 h. ago Sandie Peggie vows to continue legal fight after tribunal ruling

The announcement came on the same day part of the original tribunal ruling was amended, amid claims it contained a “completely made up” quote.

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18 h. ago I won’t give up my legal fight any time soon, vows Sandie Peggie

The nurse’s solicitor confirmed she will be appealing against an employment tribunal judgment which was published on Monday.

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19 h. ago Sandie Peggie vows to 'fight on' as nurse confirms she will appeal NHS Fife tribunal ruling

The nurse told a press conference she would "certainly not be giving up this legal fight any time soon".

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28 h. ago Trans doctor changing room case: does it amount to a bathroom ban?

Some businesses still waiting for final EHRC guidance while firms that moved early to exclude trans people show no sign of backtrackingOn Monday, a Dundee employment tribunal ruled a narrow win for Sandie Peggie, the nurse who complained about sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor. But the lengthy judgment also takes on the pivotal question that has been challenging employers, lawyers and campaign groups since April – does a supreme court judgment mean that transgender people must now be excluded from same-sex facilities that align with their chosen gender? Does it amount to a bathroom ban or not?The supreme court ruled earlier this year that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. Interim advice released by the Equality and Human Rights Commission soon after the judgment in effect banned trans people from using facilities according to their lived gender, and its official guidance is expected to closely reflect that advice. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Does the NHS trans doctor ruling mean there is no bathroom ban?

Some businesses still waiting for final EHRC guidance while firms that moved early to exclude trans people show no sign of backtrackingOn Monday, a Dundee employment tribunal ruled a narrow win for Sandie Peggie, the nurse who complained about sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor. But the lengthy judgment also takes on the pivotal question that has been challenging employers, lawyers and campaign groups since April – does a supreme court judgment mean that transgender people must now be excluded from same-sex facilities that align with their chosen gender? Does it amount to a bathroom ban or not?The supreme court ruled earlier this year that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. Interim advice released by the Equality and Human Rights Commission soon after the judgment in effect banned trans people from using facilities according to their lived gender, and its official guidance is expected to closely reflect that advice. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Workers who are sensitive to rejection can sue for disability discrimination, tribunal judgment rules

Ryan Toghill began working at Lidl in Newport (pictured), Monmouthshire, in October 2019 but was unfairly dismissed for reasons relating to his ADHD, a judge has found.

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9 d. ago Workers who are sensitive to rejection can sue for disability discrimination, tribunal judgement rules

Ryan Toghill began working at Lidl in Newport (pictured), Monmouthshire, in October 2019 but was unfairly dismissed for reasons relating to his ADHD, a judge has found.

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