While some chains, like McDonald’s, are implementing paid-time-off policies for restaurant employees, they’re also passing the blame to franchisees
and require quarantine. Fight for $15, an advocacy group made up largely of hospitality workers, as well as food service unions Restaurant Opportunities Centers United and Unite Here are demanding that corporate restaurant groups adapt paid sick leave policies immediately. And some major chains are starting to respond.
On Tuesday, Fight for $15 called out McDonald’s specifically, stating, “We demand that McDonald’s provide PAID sick leave to all workers who wear the McDonald’s uniform—in both corporate and franchised stores— in the event that they or their immediate family members show symptoms of possible COVID-19 infection.” The statement goes on to demand ongoing pay should an employee be quarantined, and that McDonald’s pay for COVID-19 testing and time off for parents with virus-related child emergencies.
McDonald’s provided Eater with a response to Fight For $15’s statement. “The health and wellbeing of our people, our customers and our communities is our highest priority and drives our decision making,” said a McDonald’s Corporation spokesperson. “As we proactively monitor the impact of the coronavirus, we are continuously evaluating our policies to provide flexibility and reasonable accommodations.
Many McDonald’s restaurants — along with other fast food chains — are franchised, which provides an easy excuse for corporations to not issue blanket sick leave policies. McDonald’s sets policies for corporate owned stores, and while corporate may recommend said policies to franchised locations, franchisees are still considered independent business owners. As such, according to McDonald’s, they maintain the right to enact their own rules and regulations.
Dunkin’, which also operates as a franchise, used McDonald’s reasoning that the corporate wing is ultimately not in control of paid sick leave. In a statement to Eater, Dunkin’ said that while it’s taking precautions, “Dunkin’ restaurants are independently owned and operated by individual franchisees who are responsible for making their own business decisions such as the benefits they offer their employees, including sick leave.
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