An experienced shop manager has won more than £17,000 after her boss called her an 'old woman'. Janet Witt got into an argument with Sam Cooper after discovering she was being paid less than the man who ran the tea shop next door.
The 72-year-old - who had been in charge of the shop at New Quay farm near Cardigan bay in West Wales for almost two decades - accused Mr Cooper of treating her unfairly.
An employment tribunal heard the 45-year-old responded angrily, calling her an 'old woman' as she was 'set in her ways'. Mother-of-three Mrs Witt successfully sued Mr Cooper for age discrimination, victimisation and unfair dismissal and won a substantial payout.
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