Employment Tribunal Case to Protect Single-Sex Facilities at Work

[FayeRC]

Dear Mumsnet Members,

I have issued an employment tribunal complaint against NHS England to protect single-sex facilities at work.

A preliminary hearing will be held in early October 2024. I would be very grateful for some urgent gardening support at CrowdJustice. I won't add a link here as it is against Mumsnet rules.

It would be interesting to hear other people's views on legislation around single-sex facilities at WORK. However, I won't be commenting much on this public forum whilst the case is on-going.

Yours faithfully,
Faye Russell-Caldicott / FayeRC

Good luck @FayeRC .

Go Faye!

Just to update the thread that Tribunal Tweets will be posted here on Mumsnet at: Page 25 | Tribunal discussion thread supporting FayeRC in case against NHS England starting 16/03/26 | Mumsnet

Day 4: NHSE witnesses. Simon Cheetham is representing them.

Gardening still appreciated.

Thank you all for your encouragement xx

This was shared on another thread:

Just adding it here because I can’t find the original post but Faye Russell Caldicott has won her case against the NHS re permitting TW to use the female facilities.

www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5529020-yougov-poll-shows-what-parliament-would-look-like-if-only-women-could-vote?reply=152282763&utm_campaign=reply&utm_medium=share

Congratulations to Faye!

https://x.com/MForstater/status/2054577625864015990?s=20

"The claimant "LS" claimed that NHS England indirectly discriminated against women, Muslim women and women with PTSD relating to male sexual violence because of their policy of permitting trans staff to use the facilities of their gender identity at their offices. The Tribunal decided that the claimant’s complaint of indirect sex discrimination succeeded because the respondent failed to show that its policy was “a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim”. - there is no express legal right for a trans person to use the single-sex facilities of their gender identity under the EqA or under Workplace Regs 1992; - the respondent’s aims (including its aim of respecting the gender identity of its staff) were legitimate. But there was no express consideration of the impact on female staff. - the respondent should have considered an alternative measure i.e. permitting trans staff to use gender neutral facilities. The Tribunal concluded that doing so would have had a lesser impact on its much larger number of female staff."

Amazing!

Many congrats, Faye! xxx

Fantastic news. Terfy money well spent! Huge congratulations and thanks to Faye

Brilliant news. Not an appeal tribunal so not binding on other tribunals but must give other people with ongoing cases a lot of hope.

There will be a remedies hearing later in the year. Faye may still need support with costs for that, fundraiser is still open.

Congratulations Faye!!!

And a huge thank you

Amazing ❤️ I was wondering about this as I knew the decision was due soon. Congrats @FayeRC xx

This is wonderful to hear, a true win for common sense and the rights of women. Well done @FayeRC

Wonderful, well done Faye!

Fab news

Fantastic news! Congratulations Faye.

This has huge impact deseves a new thread to discuss what happens now…

Brilliant. This could have far reaching implications. Well done Faye!

How secondary schools can have all ‘gender-neutral’ facilities - that is surely forbidden now?

Just to pick up on that language, there’s no such thing as a ‘gender-neutral’ toilet in building control terms. If it is for both sexes or sometimes called mixed sex use, it is technically Universal or Unisex. These terms are for a very different design of toilet.

Congratulations @FayeRC ! Well done and thank you for keeping going.

I am sometimes surprised but always happy when commonsense wins over the craziness.

And I will garden again, not done this month's planting yet. Always so encouraging when a beautiful bloom appears!

Fantastic news

Is it this one? Has more update details
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5506357-tribunal-discussion-thread-supporting-fayerc-in-case-against-nhs-england-part-2?page=3

My link was directly to the post I quoted; there have also been updates to other threads.

I was just suggesting this is the main thread about her case!

(I think)

https://www.thetimes.com/article/6af5d639-c924-4c5a-ab03-055d83648ab2?shareToken=6e7267dc81bda157a0e8e5f3c67a9c5f