‘So undignified’ | Failure to give NHS worker private space to express breast milk was harassment, tribunal rules

An NHS worker in Cardiff has won a workplace harassment tribunal after her employer failed to give her a “secure and relaxed” space to express breast milk.

Speaking at the employment tribunal, Robyn Gibbins said that despite complaints, she was not given a lockable room, causing her to feel “vulnerable, degraded, and concerned for her privacy.”

The judge presiding over the tribunal ruled Gibbins suffered “harassment related to sex” and will be entitled to compensation.

Exposed, undignified: NHS failed to give worker privacy to express breast milk

According to the tribunal, Gibbins joined the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board as a healthcare support worker in 2019.