McDonald's has been hit with fresh allegations of harassment and abuse from young workers, including claims of sexual advances and inappropriate touching. Law firm Leigh Day says it represents over 700 former staff aged 19 or younger who worked at more than 450 UK McDonald's restaurants. The allegations include discrimination, homophobia, racism, ableism, and harassment. These claims come a year after McDonald's UK boss promised to address a toxic workplace culture revealed in a BBC investigation.
Fast food giant McDonald's has been rocked by a series of fresh allegations by young workers , including that a manager asked a 17-year for sex in exchange for extra shifts.
Alistair Macrow, appearing in front of the Commons' Business and Trade Committee in November 2023, insisted the company was taking action to improve working conditions. At the time he said the firm had received more than 400 complaints about treatment of staff since July that year, when a BBC investigation revealed a toxic culture of sexism, racism and harassment. He admitted the company was still receiving one or two sexual harassment complaints a week.
Mr Macrow insisted the allegations were "not widespread, there are isolated". But Mr Byrne hit back, saying: "It doesn't sound like these are isolated incidents. It sounds like there is a pattern of abuse in what has become a hotbed for harassment". The hearing was also told that a McDonald's restaurant in Cambridgeshire used nine victims of modern slavery in allegations that came to light last year, with workers forced to put in up to 100 hours a week. Mr Macrow claimed the allegations related to an incident more than 10 years ago, adding: "Today it would be very unlikely not to be detected."
Another worker says she quit her job in the West Midlands at the end of 2023 after she says managers inappropriately touched her and customers sexually harassed her. When she raised it, she says she was told to "suck it up", she told the BBC.
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