"A south-east London KFC franchisee has been made to pay nearly 70,000 after a manager called an Indian worker a "slave" and forced him to work extra hours, a tribunal heard. Madhesh Ravichandran, from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, began working at the West Wickham KFC branch in January 2023. Two months later, Mr Ravichandran was refused annual leave and heard his boss Kajan Theiventhiram telling a colleague he would prioritise Sri Lankan Tamil staff"
"and referred to the claimant as "this slave", the tribunal was told. Tribunal judge Paul Abbott found that Mr Ravichandran was wrongfully dismissed and subjected to direct race discrimination, harassment related to race and victimisation. Months after Mr Ravichandran overheard the comments, he resigned but no real investigation took place into his allegations, the tribunal found. He was "upset and humiliated" and the refusal of his leave request was "significantly influenced" by his race, the judge said."
A south-east London KFC franchisee must pay £66,800 after a manager called an Indian worker 'slave', forced him to work extra hours, and refused annual leave. The employee, Madhesh Ravichandran from Tamil Nadu, began at the West Wickham branch in January 2023 and later heard his boss say he would prioritise Sri Lankan Tamil staff and refer to him as 'this slave'. A tribunal found wrongful dismissal, direct race discrimination, race-related harassment and victimisation, and accepted evidence that excessive hours were imposed due to a racially prejudiced attitude. The claimant resigned after no real investigation; the tribunal recommended Nexus Foods implement discrimination training for all employees.
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