DISCRIMINATION CLAIM
Andile Ngcaba and Dimension Data head for arbitration
Businessman Andile Ngcaba and Dimension Data are heading for arbitration after failing to reach a settlement on a remuneration dispute. Ngcaba, who until July was the executive chairman of Dimension Data Africa and Middle East, took the technology company to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) over allegations of discrimination and unfair remuneration practices. Ngcaba found out in May 2016 that he had been excluded from a long-term incentive scheme that benefited his white colleagues, including juniors. The scheme was implemented at a Dimension Data group level. Ngcaba said on Monday that no date had been set yet for the arbitration. He had said on Sunday that he had exhausted all internal processes in a bid to resolve the matter, hence his approaching the CCMA. He also planned to approach the authorities in the UK and Japan, where Dimension Data’s owner, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, is based. In an attempt to resolve the matter internally, Ngcaba h...
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