Edinburgh rape crisis worker constructively dismissed to receive £70,000

A rape crisis center in Edinburgh must pay almost £70,000 and make a public apology to a worker who was constructively dismissed for her gender-critical beliefs.

The payment to Roz Adams from the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Center is almost double the amount previously estimated.

a court reigned earlier this year He said the center unlawfully discriminated against Ms. Adams and that management was conducting a “perversion hunt” against her.

Ms Adams said she was “grateful” for the decision and that it should lead to “meaningful change” by her former employer.

She said she believes people who use a rape crisis center should make a choice about who they get support from based on gender, saying gender is binary and “at that level everyone is either male or female.”

Judge Ian McFatridge ruled the center should issue an apology to Ms Adams. website and that she should refer victims of sexual assault to Beira’s Place, the Edinburgh women’s shelter where Ms Adams now works.

Ms Adams said: “It is now more important to me that there is meaningful change at the ERCC, the Scottish Rape Crisis and the Scottish government.

“My priority is that all survivors of sexual violence can make a truly informed choice about the service they seek and can trust who will support them.

“To rebuild this trust, I call on these organizations to provide a clear definition of ‘woman’.”

He added that he was encouraged by representatives of the ERCC meeting staff at Beira’s Place recently, which could lead to “bridges being built”.

Compensation will be covered under ERCC’s insurance policy.

The rape center said it was “working to improve” and was acting on recommendations contained in a recent report.

A spokesman said: “We accept that we did not act appropriately during the employment tribunal with Roz Adams. We would like to make a public apology and understand that Roz’s actions were not motivated by transphobia but from a genuine desire to act in the best interests of service users.” .

“We should have listened to Roz’s concerns more and never sought disciplinary action, and for that we are sorry.”

Judge McFatridge ruled that it was “extraordinary” that the ERCC did not refer any victims to Beira’s Place and that this appeared “inextricably linked to the issues giving rise to discrimination against the claimant”.

He noted that ERCC management took into account Beira’s Place’s gender-critical views. author and gender equality campaigner JK Rowling – being “inherently hateful and transphobic.”

The ERCC had previously sent a letter to Ms Adams in September apologizing “for the discrimination you encountered while working at the ERCC and the stressful process you went through”.

However, Ms Adams argued that this was not satisfactory as her name had not been made public and that the apology was based on the language used.

Judge McFatridge agreed, calling the apology “flawed” and stating that “nothing the plaintiff did constituted bullying or harassment”.

Ms Adams said she feared being seen as transphobic as she continued to work in the industry without making a public apology.

The court in May ruled that the decision to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Ms Adams was motivated by the centre’s management wanting to make an example of her for her gender-critical beliefs.

Ms Adams’s view was that people using the center should make a choice about who they receive support from based on gender, and that gender is binary and “at that level everyone is either male or female”.

These beliefs conflicted with the views of the centre’s managing director, Mridul Wadhwa, who has since resigned from his post.

Much of the court focused on the disciplinary process, which began after Ms Adams sought clarity on how to respond to an abuse victim who wanted to know whether a support worker who identified as non-binary was male or female.

Some people who do not see themselves as having exclusively male or female gender identity identify as non-binary.

Ms Wadhwa – a transgender woman – He left his job in September Following the Scottish Rape Crisis Report, it found that he had acted unprofessionally and that the needs of survivors were not prioritized.

Directions to the center are as follows: currently paused Because of the Scottish Rape Crisis report.

The Edinburgh Rape Crisis Center has been contacted for comment.