About Private Sector
The private sector is the part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is owned by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, rather than being owned by the State.
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McDonald's fires 18 people after BBC investigation
By Noor Nanji, Zoe Conway & Dearbail Jordan BBC News
McDonald's has fired 18 workers since a BBC investigation uncovered hundreds of allegations of harassment at The Restaurant chain, its UK boss has said.
Alistair Macrow told MPs The Firm had received 407 employee complaints since July and investigated 157 to date.
While people have been sacked, Mr Macrow did not know how many complaints had been referred to The Police .
as young as 17 were being groped and harassed almost routinely.
They said they experienced a toxic workplace culture where claims of sexual assault, racism and bullying were not taken seriously.
Mr Macrow told The Business and Trade Select Committee that McDonald's UK was receiving between one and two complaints of sexual harassment a week.
Following The Bbc 's initial report in the summer, Mr Macrow Set Up an investigation handling unit to filed complaints.
Since then, More Than 400 have been made but More Than half have yet to be fully investigated.
Of the 157 that have been looked into, Mr Macrow said 17 complaints were about sexual harassment and had led to disciplinary action. He added that nine related to bullying And One was about racial harassment.
He Said that of The Remaining cases still to be probed, they include 27 complaints of sexual harassment.
The fast-food chain is one of the biggest Private Sector employers in the UK. It has More Than 170,000 people working in 1,450 restaurants.
According to Mr Macrow, 89% of its restaurants in the UK are operated by franchisees. But he admitted that no franchisees had yet lost their contracts due to claims of harassment and abuse.
Mr Macrow said The Testimony from workers had been " truly horrific" and " very difficult to hear".
He admitted that some of The Complaints reported to McDonald's independent handling unit " stretch back As Far as the 1980s" adding: " Clearly those more recent we were able to investigate more fully. "
More Than 200 current and former McDonald's workers spoke to The Bbc about their experience of working at the fast-food chain, with A Number claiming they were subject to sexual abuse and harassment by colleagues and superiors.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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