Aspects of the judgment in the Sandie Peggie employment tribunal against NHS Fife are "hugely problematic for women", the nurse's lawyer has claimed.

The Kirkcaldy nurse appeared emotional as she stood alongside her solicitor Margaret Gribbon in Edinburgh in her first public appearance since the judgment was published.

Ms Peggie won against the health board on multiple counts of harassment.

But claims of victimisation and direct discrimination on the basis of her sex were dismissed by the tribunal panel.

Ms Gribbon told journalists outside Edinburgh's Employment Tribunal Service that parts of the judgment left the "onus" on women to stand up for their sex-based rights.

A key issue of contention in the ruling is that the tribunal formed a "balanced" view of the protected charac

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