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KFC franchisee given £70k fine over 'slave' comment
Nexus Foods Limited must pay £66,800 and provide discrimination training after a tribunal found race discrimination, harassment, and victimisation against an Indian employee.
- Madhesh Ravichandran, from Tamil Nadu, was subjected to racial discrimination and harassment while working at a KFC franchise in West Wickham in 2023.
- Ravichandran's boss, Kajan Theiventhiram, referred to him as 'this slave' and prioritized Sri Lankan Tamil staff over him.
- A tribunal awarded Ravichandran £66,800 in compensation and recommended Nexus Foods Limited implement anti-discrimination training.
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KFC franchisee in UK made to pay nearly £70k over 'slave' comment
London (PA Media/dpa) - A KFC franchisee south of London has been made to pay nearly £70,000 ($94,460) after a manager called an Indian worker a slave and forced him to work extra hours, a tribunal heard. Madhesh Ravichandran from Tamil Nadu in south-eastern India, began working at the West Wickham KFC outlet for Nexus Foods Limited in January 2023 and was soon working more hours than required in his contract, the tribunal in London heard. The...
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