McDonald's faces strike for first time in the UK
The employees demand a wage hike and secure working hours.
Staff in Cambridge and Crayford in south-east London voted in favour of a walkout. However, McDonald’s said that those taking industrial action represented 0.01% of its workforce.
A spokesperson for the company said, “As per the terms of the ballot, the dispute is solely related to our internal grievance procedures and not concerning pay or contracts. As announced in April this year, together with our franchises, we are providing our people with the option of a guaranteed hour contract, and all restaurants will have these contracts in place by the end of 2017.”
“McDonald’s UK and its franchisees have delivered three pay rises since April 2016, this has increased the average hourly pay rate by 15 per cent,” the spokesperson added.
