2023-07-21 14:26:31
The fast food giant McDonald’s will set up a unit to investigate cases of harassment or sexual assault or racism on its sites in the United Kingdom after the accusations of a hundred employees relayed by the BBC.
In a statement received by AFP on Friday, McDonald’s UK and Ireland general manager Alistair Macrow said the unit could refer reported cases to specialist investigators.
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“The charges heard this week are shocking, personally and professionally”adds the Managing Director, who reiterates his « plus plates excuses » for some “clear failings” in the management and prevention of these incidents and attacks. Then he warns:
“Any material breach of our code of conduct will receive severe action, including dismissal. »
wave of scandals
The BBC revealed on Tuesday July 18 that more than a hundred McDonald’s employees in the United Kingdom say they have been victims of sexual assault or harassment or racism, the latest in a wave of scandals evoking a #Metoo in the British business world.
McDonald’s has a toxic culture of sexual assault, harassment, racism and bullying in its UK restaurants, more than 100 workers tell the BBC https://t.co/atSM9pUdWr
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 18, 2023
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The fast-food giant had already faced charges four years ago, when the Bakery and Food Workers Union (BFAWU) claimed that more than 1,000 employees said they were victims of sexual harassment and abuse in their workplace.
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The fast food chain has 177,000 employees in the UK, the majority of whom are very young or even teenagers.
McDonald’s, a “harmful” corporate culture
Two years ago, a collective of employees and former employees of McDonald’s denounced a policy of sexist discrimination “systemic” within the brand in France, with dozens of testimonies describing sexual harassment and a corporate culture “harmful”.
The group’s ex-boss worldwide, Steve Easterbook, was fired at the end of 2019 for having had an intimate relationship with an employee, in violation of the internal regulations.
The McDonald’s group had established that the leader had concealed affairs with several staff members and that he had lied about the real nature of his relationship that had been made public.
In recent months, accusations have emerged in the UK, in the corporate world, of sexual assault and rape within the British employers’ federation CBI, of sexual assault against the ex-chairman of the board of directors of Tesco, against the investor Crispin Odey or even a former journalist of the “Guardian”.
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