R D Adams v Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) 5 Case No: 4102236/2023 th th th th th nd rd th Hearing Held at Edinburgh on 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 22 , 23 , 24 January and 3 and 4 April 2024 10 Employment Judge McFatridge Members: Ms Watt Mr Cardownie 15 R D Adams Claimant Represented by: 20 Ms Cunningham, Barrister Instructed by Messrs Gunnercooke Solicitors 25 Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre Respondent Repre...

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The unanimous Judgment of the Tribunal was that: 40

ETZ4(WR) 4102236/2023 Page 2 (1) The respondents unlawfully discriminated against the claimant on the grounds of religion or belief. (2) The respondents unfairly constructively dismissed the claimant. 5 (3) The remedy to which the claimant is entitled will be determined at a future Hearing.

REASONS 10

1. The claimant submitted 2 claims to the Tribunal which were subsequently conjoined in which she claimed that the respondents had unlawfully discriminated against her on the basis of her belief and that she had been unfairly constructively dismissed. The belief the claimant relied upon was what 15 in shorthand terms is often referred to as gender critical beliefs. The respondents submitted a r...