Mr P Rafis v Sacred River Ltd t/a Sketch — 2026

The Tribunal identified the claims as direct race discrimination, race-related harassment and detrimental treatment on whistle-blowing grounds. The discrimination and harassment claims were based on the claimant's colour, described in the judgment as white. The Tribunal found that the claimant had not suffered the detriments or conduct relied upon, and in any event found no basis for linking the alleged treatment to race or colour.

For the harassment claim, the Tribunal held that the findings on detriment were fatal and that the claimant had not established conduct serious enough to amount to harassment, even if it had been race-related. The Tribunal also held that detriments or acts lettered (a), (c), (d) and (f) were out of time and outside its jurisdiction.

For the whistleblowing claim, the Tribunal held that the claimant had not established a protected disclosure because it was not made in the public interest, or any such belief would not have been reasonable. It also found that the alleged detriment, failure to investigate, was not made out because the respondent carried out two investigations, and that the alleged treatment was not on the ground of any protected disclosure.