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An employer did not victimise or discriminate against a casual employee on the basis of his race when it ended his assignments, a tribunal has ruled, finding its decision was prompted by client complaints.

The chef, who identified as an "African black" man, worked for hospitality labour hire company White Ink Agency until it stopped providing him with assignments in June 2022.

In anti-discrimination proceedings, the employee told the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal he was bullied and discriminated against by two host venues because of his race. He said when he complained about this to his employer, it victimised him by taking him off its books...