We will be live tweeting day 2 of evidence from the hearing of Ms B Hutchison & others v County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust being held at Newcastle Employment Tribunal.
We anticipate a 10am start but delays are not unusual.
A group of nurses from Darlington Memorial Hospital are bringing this ET case against their employers alleging sexual harassment and sex discrimination. It concerns the Trust’s policy of allowing a male colleague, identifying as a woman named Rose Henderson, to use the female changing room.
The nurses argue that sharing the changing facilities with Henderson has caused them distress. One nurse, a survivor of sexual abuse, reported experiencing panic attacks.
After raising concerns with hospital management, they were informed they needed to be “re-educated” to be more 'inclusive' and offered an office space to change in instead of the female changing room.
Our full coverage can be found at tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/eight-nurses…
Disclaimer:
We report what we hear in good faith but do not provide a verbatim record of proceedings.
Abbreviations:
C/Ns - Claimants - the Darlington nurses
NF - Niazi Fetto KC, barrister for Claimants
MP - Michael Phillips, solicitor for claimants
PS - Pavel Stroilov, C’s solicitor, preliminary hearing
R/T/Trust - Respondent, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
SC - Simon Cheetham, KC, barrister for respondents
J/EJ - Employment Judge Robertson
ET - Employment Tribunal
RH - Rose Henderson, trans identifying nurse
DMH/H/Hospital - Darlington Memorial Hospital
SH - sexual harassment
SD - sex discrimination
SA - sexual abuse
HM - hospital management
TG - transgender
CR/CF - changing room or facilities
NCWTO – non-compliance with Tribunal’s order
KD – Karen Danson (one of complainants)
TWAW – transwomen are women
TMAM – transmen are men
i/x - investigation
i/v - interview
WS - witness statement
WA - WhatsApp
g/x - grievance
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