![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/mcdonalds-abuse-claims-as-100-workers-speak-out/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/130326363_mcdonalds.png&description=McDonald's abuse claims as 100 workers speak out Published 1 hour ago Image caption, Shelby says she was in "constant fear" while working at a McDonald's restaurant. A toxic culture of sexual assault, harassment, racism and bullying has been alleged by more than 100 current and recent UK staff at outlets of the fast-food chain McDonald's. The BBC was told that workers, some as young as 17, are being groped and harassed almost routinely. The UK equality watchdog said it was "concerned" by the BBC's findings and is launching a new email hotline. McDonald's said it had "fallen short" and it "deeply apologised". It added that all employees deserved to work in a safe, respectful and inclusive workplace. The BBC began investigating working conditions at McDonald's in February, after the company signed a legally binding agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in which it pledged to protect its staff from sexual harassment. At the time, McDonald's insisted: "We already have a strong track record in this area." But our investigation has revealed a very different picture. Of the more than 100 allegations from employees we spoke to, 31 related to sexual assault, and 78 related to sexual harassment. We also heard 18 allegations of racism, while six people made allegations of homophobia. Warning - this article contains distressing content Claims the BBC has heard include: A 17-year-old current employee in Cheshire who says a colleague 20 years older than her called her a racial slur word and asked to show her his penis, and said he wanted to make a "black and white" baby with her A former worker who was 17 when a senior manager at a Plymouth restaurant choked her and grabbed her bottom. A shift manager also sent her sexually explicit images A manager in Hampshire who suggested a 16-year-old male worker perform sexual acts in exchange for vapes A manager who preyed on 16-year-old new female starters in a Cheshire restaurant, trying to pressurise them into h){kind=link}
A toxic culture of sexual assault, harassment, racism and bullying has been alleged by more than 100 current and recent UK staff at outlets of the fast-food chain McDonald’s.
The BBC was told that workers, some as young as 17, are being groped and harassed almost routinely.
The UK equality watchdog said it was “concerned” by the BBC’s findings and is launching a new email hotline.
McDonald’s said it had “fallen short” and it “deeply apologised”.
It added that all employees deserved to work in a safe, respectful and inclusive workplace.