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McDonald’s Easterbrook defended by other CEOs
Mr Easterbrook was let go despite being attributed to the company’s success.
McDonald’s workers to go on strike in Britain for first time
McDonald’s faces its first strike since it opened in the UK in 1974, with workers at branches in Cambridge and Crayford staging strikes in a row over the use of zero-hours contracts and ‘inexplicably’ low pay.
McDonald’s promotes David Fairhurst to senior vice president
McDonald’s corporation has announced that David Fairhurst has been promoted to Senior Vice President of international human resources and strategy. Read more.
Global fast-food companies should ‘stop this shameful exploitation’ of workers, says Beth Farhat of the TUC
Fresh from a winning a successful campaign to stop zero contract culture at Hovis in Wigan, the Bakers union BFAWU has agreed to work with other groups to address the lack of fairness and justice for workers in the UK’s fast-food industry. Recent announcements from these hugely profitable companies regarding their use of unpaid labour…
We give many young people their first taste of work, says Jez Langhorn of McDonalds
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) recently reported that one in five vacancies are caused by a skills shortage. Through its 2013 Employer Skills Survey, UKCES found that 146,200 job vacancies last year were unfilled because of inadequate skills, a figure that has almost doubled in two years. This made me think about…
learndirect is helping to improve the skills of employees at McDonald’s
learndirect is helping to improve the skills of employees at McDonald’s thanks to a new partnership announced today. learndirect now provides the maths and English courses offered to McDonald’s employees and completed by all apprentices with the company. McDonald’s crew access their maths and English courses through the McDonald’s learning portal, ourlounge, and get remote support from…
Challenge begins now for British businesses to prove themselves ahead of London 2012
With David Cameron calling on the nation to show the world how good our customer service is – the race begins to make sure we’re up to it. In just under nine months the eyes of the world will be focussed on London, with billions set to tune in to the Olympic Games from right…