Exclusive: Every McDonald's in Britain warned of legal action over failing to tackle staff sex abuse

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The warning from the UK's equality watchdog comes after the "extremely serious" allegations uncovered by the BBC.

In January, McDonald's workers told us they still faced sexual harassment more than a year after its chief executive promised to clean up behaviour at the fast-food chain.

EHRC head John Kirkpatrick told the BBC's Today programme that the letter was a "starting point"."If it's not proving successful, we can investigate further.

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Category: Business

Markets: United KingdomIreland

Topics: Sexual Legal Letter Been Ehrc Workers Action Harassment

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News Sentiment: Negative

Fact Checked: Legitimate

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Published On: 2025-03-14 @ 09:36:17 (2 days ago)

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