A former sales director will get more than $86,000 after his boss allegedly said he didn't want a team of 'bald-headed 50-year-old men' who were a 'mirror image' of himself

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 14:56

Rear view of businessman walking through building courtyard - stock photo — Mark Jones claims that his former boss once told him, "I don't want a team of bald-headed 50-year-old men — I want to change the dynamics."
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A former UK sales director will get more than $86,000 after alleging wrongful dismissal and age discrimination.
Mark Jones, now in his 60s, claims his former boss said, "I don't want a team of bald-headed 50-year-old men."
Jones says he was later put on a "sham" performance improvement plan that led to him resigning last year.

A former sales director in the UK has been awarded more than $86,000 after his boss allegedly told him he didn't want a team of "bald-headed 50-year-old men."