McDonald’s faces new crackdown on sexual abuse | BBC News

McDonald’s will bring in new sexual harassment training for managers in strengthened measures agreed with the equality watchdog to protect its staff from abuse.

The move was “in response to serious allegations raised”, the watchdog said, after it initially intervened in the company.

A BBC investigation two years ago was told that workers, some as young as 17, were being groped and harassed.

Earlier this year, McDonald’s staff told us they still faced sexual abuse and harassment.

McDonald’s said it welcomed the new measures, adding that they would “build on the significant progress we have already made in this space”.

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