During the corona pandemic, several grocery stores chose to limit the number of customers in the store at a time to reduce the risk of overcrowding. However, some stores have stuck to this rule.
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An example of such a store is Ica in Abrahamsberg, Bromma. There, older customers have heard that young people in larger groups cause a lot of “commotion” in the store.
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The ICA store limits the number of customers – admitting two young people at a time
As a result, it has been decided that only two young people at a time can stay in the small shop, which Mitt i was the first to write about.
– We started this during the pandemic, then you weren’t allowed to let in so many people, that’s when many older customers got worried when the young people came in so many, that’s when we started letting in two by two, says Stefan Lindgrenstore manager for the Ica store in Abrahamsberg, to the newspaper.
However, the ICA store’s rule is far from straightforward. News24 have talked to Isabel Vernerpress secretary at the Discrimination Ombudsman, to sort it all out.
– What we can say without having investigated the situation ourselves is that in the Discrimination Act there is a prohibition to discriminate for those who provide goods and services to the public, and age is one of the grounds for discrimination in the law, says Verner.
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DO: “Generally speaking, it is therefore prohibited”
Verner says that age is a factor that counts in discrimination.
– Generally speaking, it is therefore forbidden for a store to discriminate against people based on age. But even if the ban is the main rule, there are a couple of exceptions in the law that you have to take into account when making an assessment, says Verner and continues:
– An investigation usually assumes that DO has received a report from a person who feels discriminated against.
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