Using the phrase 'back in your day' to an older colleague at work could count as age harassment, an employment judge has ruled.

The ruling came in the case of nursing assistant Margaret Couperthwaite - who is in her 60s - after she sued for age harassment, alleging a younger colleague suggested an operation had been free on the NHS 'back in your day'.

Although her claim was dismissed, as the tribunal found the comment was never made, it was concluded that the 'barbed and unwelcome' expression highlighted the age gap between two people and may amount to 'unwanted conduct'.

TalkTV's Vanessa Feltz is joined by employment lawyer Jo Mackie to discuss.

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