seriously and one employee described balancing an ipad next to a mcflurry machine and flicking through the online course whilst doing the drinks. other workers have told us that they have not been offered any training at all. in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald s uk and ireland said. sarah willie is general secretary at the bakers food and allied workers union. i asked for her reaction. you would think union. i asked for her reaction. you would think we union. i asked for her reaction. 7m, would think we would union. i asked for her reaction. you. would think we would be shocked
you need to let go of me. and he did and i was like trying to breathe and sort of act as if everthing was normal. cara complained to the manager in charge of the store. she says that despite assurances, the man wasn t disciplined. she quit herjob. there is a massive power imbalance there. these managers, mcdonald s can t afford to lose them, because they ve been there for such a long time. you know, people that are crew members, you are dispensable, 100%. in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald s uk and ireland, said they deeply apologise for the instances where they have fallen short. there is simply no place for harassment, abuse or discrimination of any kind at mcdonald s and we will investigate all allegations brought to us, and all proven breaches of our code of conduct will be met with the most severe measures we can legally impose, up to and including dismissal. already, over 2,000 of our managers have completed full awareness training, and nearly
to prevent sexual harassment from taking place. in a statement alister mcrae, the ceo of mcdonald s uk and ireland said they deeply apologised for the instances where they have fallen short. there is simply no place for harassment, abuse and discrimination of any kind at mcdonald s and we will investigate all allegations brought to us. he said that proven breaches of the code of conduct could end in dismissal. but some employees have told us that they have lost faith in the ability of the company to turn around its workplace culture. i think that they don t really think about their staff at all. they have little to no regard for our feelings and how we might feel in the workplace and how we are being treated. , workplace and how we are being treated. yes. because if they did? they would treated. yes. because if they did? they would do treated. yes. because if they did? they would do something about it. and zoe is here.
seen my story as an exaggeration. why didn t you go to the man in charge? i didn t think i would be believed. i think they would have seen my story as an exaggeration. her stepfather complained to mcdonald s corporate headquarters, the franchise and the police and after this intervention, the man was fired. mcdonald s said her experiences were abhorrent and unacceptable. it apologised unreservedly and said swift action was taken and the man was dismissed within three days. in february, mcdonald s signed a legal agreement with the equality watchdog, the ehrc, in which it committed to doing more to prevent sexual harassment from taking place, including online training. mcdonald s workers have told the bbc the training is not being taken seriously and one employee described balancing an ipad next to a mcflurry machine and flicking through the online course whilst doing the drinks. other workers have told us that they have not been offered any training at all. in a statement, alistair macr
and directly employ the staff. warren was employed by a franchise in hampshire. he says he was repeatedly sexually harassed earlier this year. i was really upset and frustrated and angry. the man doing the harassing was a senior manager. warren says he asked him to perform sex acts. in a room full of minors, when you re almost ten years older than me, saying that, that is not right what happend, that should have never taken place. and did you complain to the management at all? no, ididn t. i honestly doubt i would have been believed, and also the managers were basically one big friend group, i felt that i couldn t because it would ve been me, a 16 year old, going against it. in february, mcdonald s signed a legal agreement with the equality watchdog, the ehrc, in which it committed to doing more to prevent sexual harassment from taking place. in a statement alister mcroe, the ceo of mcdonald s uk and ireland said they deeply apologise