A Scottish lady who obtained over $19,000 in damages after her boss labelled her a “prostitute” and a “fatty” might by no means see a dime once more.
The settlement was given to Aishah Zaman, 35, in October after her married boss Shahzad Younas repeatedly made undesirable approaches towards her over a two-year interval.
Proprietor of Knightsbridge Furnishing in East Kilbride, Younas, referred to Zaman as a “motee” (Punjabi which means “fatty”) and said that he solely wished “skinny, mental women” to work there.
Younas stated to Zaman, “I fancy you,” after which promised to purchase her a Mercedes-Benz whereas warning her that DJing was the “job of prostitutes.”
Nonetheless, because the enterprise has subsequently gone into liquidation, Zaman’s probabilities of ever getting her compensation are slim.
Younas allegedly despatched Zaman a string of obscene, sexist messages, one in all which included an image of a lady’s genitalia with the phrases “Don’t break my coronary heart.”
When Zaman travelled to see his firm, Younas insisted that he clear up his condominium and unpack his suitcase, which included his underpants, as a result of that’s “ladies’s labour.”
After Younas branded her a “fool” and a “ache within the a**” earlier than seizing her arm and saying, “I’m going to f**okay you,” Zaman gave her discover in April 2020.
An employment tribunal decided Younas and his firm had been collectively chargeable for sexual harassment and awarded £18,984 in compensation after incurring greater than £10,000 in authorized prices.
The humiliated businessman obtained unsolicited and degrading messages suggesting that the will for a connection was associated to her intercourse, based on employment decide Russell Bradley.
It’s unclear whether or not Zaman will ever see the compensation, nonetheless, as Knightsbridge Furnishing has been liquidated and Younas is claimed to be residing in Pakitan.
She instructed the Report: ‘It appears like a sport he’s enjoying, simply dragging it out. I really feel like I’ve been performed.
‘I’m working day and night time and throwing all the things I earn at this. I need to see it by means of however I can’t afford it.
‘He’s operating his companies from Pakistan and Budapest. He can run that from wherever.
‘However I do know he’s sitting again laughing at me. Mainly, I’ve misplaced and he’s received.’
Younas claimed at a listening to earlier than an employment tribunal that Zaman had stolen £17,718, which the decide dismissed as “false” and missing “any real foundation.”
‘In our view, the clear inference is that the false allegations had been made due to the protected act [reporting sexist behaviour],’ he stated.
Younas’ LinkedIn profile states he was the CEO of Knightsbridge Furnishing for greater than 20 years. He additionally owns a department of the corporate in Hungary and the Polish firm Juglo.
Zaman added: ‘Folks simply have this mentality that I will need to have finished one thing incorrect for him to behave the best way he did however the judgement was clear.
‘The system doesn’t really feel sturdy sufficient for this. The tribunal can situation a judgement however they’ll’t implement it.
‘He can sit in another nation and run his firms and he’ll stick with it the best way he’s.’
The corporate’s final director, Sameer Khan, instructed the Report in October that it had stopped working in Could 2022.
He added: ‘We’re sorry as we’re out of enterprise so we aren’t in a position to pay any claims.’
Younas didn’t reply to a remark reques