Click here to read the full article: City firms still allow trans staff to use women’s toilets
James’ comments have been reproduced below with kind permission.
James states:
There was nothing stopping employers from taking action sooner.
“The Supreme Court clarified over a year ago that ‘sex’ for equality law purposes means biological sex – employers may rely on this ruling to provide single-sex facilities for women in the workplace,” he said.
Mr Townsend said the changes were an opportunity to recognise women’s legitimate need for privacy in certain spaces and reasonable employers would cater for single-sex spaces where needed.
Click here to read more:
Trans row: Major banks STILL allowing transgender people to use women’s toilets despite court ruling
Major banks still allowing transgender people to use women’s toilets despite court ruling
City firms still allow trans staff to use women’s toilets
For further information, please get in touch with James Townsend. Alternatively, call 020 7465 4300.
