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"McDonald's has agreed to further measures with Britain's equality watchdog, the EHRC, to protect staff from sexual abuse, strengthening a legal agreement first signed in 2023 following concerns over complaint handling in its UK restaurants. The initial agreement, set to conclude in 2025, has now been extended for at least a year. In March, the regulator warned McDonald's UK franchise owners of potential legal action for non-compliance."
A news outlet emphasizes on-the-ground reporting across reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, relies on reader donations to fund reporters, and keeps content accessible without paywalls. McDonald's UK agreed to further measures with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to protect staff from sexual abuse, strengthening a legal agreement first signed in 2023. The initial agreement, due to conclude in 2025, has been extended by at least a year. The EHRC warned franchise owners in March about potential legal action for non-compliance and said it needed stronger actions but welcomed recent steps. More than 700 people who were aged 19 or younger when working at McDonald's instructed law firm Leigh Day to pursue legal action, with over 450 restaurants implicated by February and claims alleging discrimination, homophobia, racism, ableism and harassment.
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