Young chatty workers disturbing older colleagues ‘not age harassment’, tribunal rules

Workers in their 20s and 30s that may annoy by socialising found not to be breaking workplace equality rules

Older employees who are disturbed by younger, more boisterous colleagues in the workplace are not victims of age harassment, an employment tribunal has ruled.

Employees in their 20s and 30s may annoy more mature co-workers by chatting, socialising and looking at their phones but they are not breaking workplace equality rules, the tribunal said.