Fife nurse to appeal against ‘hugely problematic’ trans changing room ruling

Sandie Peggie, the Fife nurse who was suspended after she complained about sharing a female changing room with a transgender doctor, will appeal against a “hugely problematic” employment tribunal ruling, her solicitor has confirmed.

On Monday, the ruling of a lengthy employment tribunal found that Peggie, who has worked as a nurse for more than 30 years, had been harassed by NHS Fife when she was expected to share the changing room with Dr Beth Upton.

But her other claims, which included victimisation and discrimination under the 2010 Equality Act, were dismissed. The tribunal, before the employment judge Sandy Kemp, also dismissed her claim against Upton, whose evidence was held to be “more reliable and materially more cohesive in nature”.

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