Tribunal heard NHS changing room trans row case

A Murali Nurse was suspended after complaining about sharing a changing room with a transgender colleague, which has started giving evidence to an Employment Tribunal.

Sandy Pegi claims that Dr. Being to be converted to convert to Beth Upon – who is a trans woman – the amount of illegal harassment under the Equality Act.

Ms. Pegi told the first day of the tribunal that she felt “embarrassed and frightened” when Dr. Upton began to convert into a room in December 2023 at Victoria Hospital, Kirkaldi.

The nurse’s claim is disputed by NHS Murali, which has described the matter as unnecessary and courtesy.

Dr. Upon complained to the Health Board about Ms. Pegi’s behavior after the exchange in the changing room, claiming that it was an bullying.

Ms. Pegi was placed on leave and then an investigation pending in January 2024. The Health Board encouraged him to return to work in a separate hospital in March last year.

Ms. Pegi said that this Dr. It was discriminatory for Apon, who was not registered at birth, to use women’s changing room.

She claims that she was “subject to sexual harassment” by the drug and broke the Equality Act by NHS Murali.

NHS guidance states that trans men and women are allowed to use changing rooms that align with their gender identity.

Dr. Upton and NHS Murali had asked Judge Antony Tinyan, Employment Judge to the Employment Judge presiding over the case to privately catch the tribunal to protect the identity of those involved.

However, Ms. Pegi successfully argued that the tribunal should be heard publicly.

Another judge ruled that Ms. Pegi was given Dr. Apon was allowed to refer to as a person throughout the tribunal, until it was “aggressively” or “gratitude”.

Dr. Upton’s legal team said that the drug was incorrectly hurt.

But Judge Sandy Kemp ruled in favor of Ms. Pegi, while admitting that it was Dr. There can be “painful and upset” for Apon – whose legal team will be able to refer to their customer as women.

Ms. Pegi, who has been a nurse in NHS Murali for more than 30 years, told the Tribunal that when she in the changing room on three occasions. He felt uncomfortable when he faced Apon.

In August 2023, he opened the door of the changing room and saw the medicine inside.

He said that he was Dr. With the idea of ​​being uncomfortable in front of Apon, feels “uncomfortable and embarrassed” and steps back into the hall.

Ms. Pegi said that she was “troubled” that the drug was allowed to use the room.

She raised the matter with her line manager, who looked helpful and told her that she would “solve it”.

In another encounter in late October or early November 2023, the nurse said that when he was Dr. When she went to Apon, she was wearing a bra and work trousers in the changing room.

He told the tribunal that he quickly put his work back up and went out of the room as he felt “embarrassed”.

“I stood in the corridor waiting for Bath coming out,” he said.

He claimed that other women members of employees used women’s changing room. Expressed inconvenience with Apon.

After the second encounter, Ms. Pegi chased her line manager about the case.

“I was sad to put it again in that situation,” he said.

Ms. Pegi said that she was Dr. on the eve of Christmas in 2023. The changing room with Upton was left alone when two other members of the employees were released.

“Beth started blinding and I tried to avoid seeing her and turned my head towards her locker,” she told the Tribunal.

“I told Beth that I felt that it was unacceptable that the woman was in a changing area. I told her that I was embarrassed and frightened and I did not think that she should have been there.

“Bath informed me that I had the same as I did.

Exact words exchanged are disputed by both sides.

The tribunal, which is expected to last up to 10 days, continues.