 and Shelby (right) are two of more than 100 workers who have spoken out (Pictures: BBC) More than 100 McDonald's staff members have said they were subjected to sexual assault, sexual harassment, racism and bullying. Some as young as 17 are being groped and harassed on a regular basis while being told to just 'ignore' perpetrators by managers, a BBC investigation found. Journalists spent five months speaking to current and former employees and heard 31 allegations of sexual assault, 78 of sexual harassment, 18 of racism and six of homophobia. Shelby was just 16 when she started working at a McDonald's branch in Berkshire last year. She said older male colleagues would 'grope the stomachs, waists and bums' of junior female staff and use the small kitchen space as an excuse. 'Every shift I worked, there would be at least a comment being made, or I'd be brushed, a hand brushed across me, or it would be a more severe thing, like having my bum grabbed, hips grabbed,' she added. There was even a man, in his 50s, who younger staff were 'warned' about, she said. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The young girl told how, during one shift last summer, he stood behind her and pulled her onto his groin, making her feel 'disgusted'. She claims nothing was done when she reached out to senior management for help and she eventually quit, writing that there was a 'toxic work environment' in her resignation email. McDonald's has since said it is 'deeply sorry' to hear about what happened and stressed it is now investigating her complaints which were not formally escalated at the time. Elsewhere, in Cheshire, 17-year-old Chinyere was sexually and racially harassed by an older man. Shelby was 16 when she began working at a McDonald's restaurant in Berkshire (Picture: BBC) She told a female colleague who was responsible for staff wellbeing but she said Chinyere should not pay attention to the man){kind=link}
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More than 100 McDonald’s staff members have said they were subjected to sexual assault, sexual harassment, racism and bullying.
Some as young as 17 are being groped and harassed on a regular basis while being told to just ‘ignore’ perpetrators by managers, a BBC investigation found.
Journalists spent five months speaking to current and former employees and heard 31 allegations of sexual assault, 78 of sexual harassment, 18 of racism and six of homophobia.
Shelby was just 16 when she started working at a McDonald’s branch in Berkshire last year.