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.