PA mediaA nurse who has complained about using a hospital change room with a transgender doctor has initiated legal action against its trade union.
Sandy Pegi alleged that the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) was suspended by NHS Murali in 2024, failing to support him, in which he threatened the claims and Dr. at the Victoria Hospital in Karkalki. Better upan upset.
Ms. Pegi was approved by an investigation by the Health Board after an investigation.
RCN said that it denied all the allegations of Ms. Pegi.
Ms. Paiggy gave the Health Board and Dr. under the Equality Act of 2010 on suspension. Complaints of sexual harassment or harassment related to a protected faith have been filed against Upton.
He was placed on leave on 30 December 2023 and was later formally suspended on January 4, 2024, while a disciplinary investigation took place in gross misconduct claims.
He said that he contacted the Sangh for advice, but claimed that it “failed to act like a trade union” and “contributed to his misbehavior”.
His lawyer, Margaret Griban, said RCN “failed to use his industrial muscles to advocate for women members repeatedly, as they are deprived of real single-sex places to wear clothes at work.”
He said: “Whether RCN completed the traditional role of a trade union, it is less likely that Sandy would have faced an order of 18 -month disciplinary process and to increase legal proceedings against Murali Health Board.”
ShutterstockThe RCN guidelines published in 2021 stated that members to your ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender revaluation, disability, marital status or civil partnership, age, pregnancy or any complaint “about” support, guidance or trust, sex or sexual orientation, gender re -assessment, gender re -evaluation, marital status, marital status, marriage, or civilian status, age, age, age, lifestyle Or the right to receive a complaint. “
The Sangh also says that “it has the right to fix the nature and limit of advice and guidance”.
Guidelines say: “If, after careful thoughts, we find that we are unable to provide advice or representation, then we will give you a clear and detailed explanation as to why we have taken this decision.”
A RCN spokesperson said: “We have responded to the claim, and we deny all the allegations of Ms. Pegi.”
How the dispute started
Ms. Pegi told the Employment Tribunal in Dundi, which resumed after a five -month break on Wednesday, in a changing room on three occasions between August and December 2023. Feeling uncomfortable around Apon.
Dr. Apon was born a man, but now recognizes as a woman.
Ms. Pegi said that the issue came on one head on the eve of Christmas when Dr. Upton started landing in front of him.
The nurse and the doctor exchanged the words, although what actually said is disputed.
Dr. Upon complained to NHS Murali about the conduct of Ms. Pegi after the incident, causing her suspension.
The Health Board investigated, but an internal hearing found that there were “insufficient evidence” to support the claims of misconduct.
