An investigation by the BBC found that McDonald’s staff, many of them young, were regularly groped and sexually harassed and that management often turned a blind eye.
McDonald’s “deeply apologised” and said it had fallen short after saying in February that it “already has a strong track record in this area”.
Five months ago, McDonald’s Restaurants signed a section 23 agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) committing the organisation – one of the UK’s largest private-sector employers – to protecting workers against sexual harassment.
