Calling a colleague “old” because they struggle with computer skills does not, on its own, amount to age discrimination, an employment tribunal has ruled.
The decision came in the case of Farah Janjua, 39, who brought claims against her former employer, Harvey Jones Ltd, after a younger manager told her her lack of IT skills was “because you’re old”.
Ms Janjua argued that the comment, made by a colleague in his late 20s, amounted to unlawful age discrimination. She was dismissed from her role as a sales designer following the end of her probation period and subsequently launched legal proceedings.
However, an Employment Tribunal sitting in Reading rejected her claim in full, concluding that the remark did not meet the legal threshold for age discrimination.
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