COURT CASE
Fired Associated Motor manager seeks R23m for bias over race
Adila Chowan claims she was dismissed from Associated Motor Holdings, a subsidiary of Imperial Holdings, in 2015 after enduring humiliating insults
Associated Motor Holdings, a subsidiary of Imperial Holdings, is being sued for more than R23m by a former group financial manager who claims she was discriminated against because she is a black woman. Adila Chowan claims she was dismissed from the company in 2015 after enduring humiliating insults directed at her by Imperial Group CEO Mark Lamberti, who, along with Associated Motors and its parent company, is a respondent in the matter being heard in the High Court in Johannesburg. Chowan is also claiming liability for having been overlooked for the position of chief financial officer despite "several promises" to her by her former employers, only for the position to be awarded to Ockert Janse van Rensburg, a white male. Adv Dali Mpofu SC, for Chowan, told the court on Monday that his client was victimised after her submission of a letter of complaint to the chairperson of the board at the time, detailing instances when her rights had been abused by executives in the company.
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