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Levi Winchester

Woman, 60, wins tribunal case after boss 'fired her for being bad at social media'

A marketing assistant, aged 60, was unfairly dismissed from her job because she was poor at social media, a tribunal has ruled.

Sylvia Williams was sacked by bosses at Lyons Holiday Parks after they had “fallen behind competitors” in terms of online followers.

The employment hearing was told managers wanted more “likes” and “shares” online and blamed her for the “inefficiency” of their social pages.

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