4月14日(周三),麥當勞宣布在全球推出全新標準,旨在防止餐廳內出現騷擾、歧視、報復和暴力行為。
麥當勞表示,將從2022年1月開始在餐廳評估工作中使用新標準,并在遍布全球100多個國家的3.9萬家自營和特許經營餐廳中強制執行。麥當勞首席執行官克里斯·坎普欽斯基(Chris Kempczinski)在發給公司員工的信中表示,制定相關標準的目的是“強化安全與包容文化”。
“我們必須全力保護麥當勞員工及顧客的利益,在這方面沒有討價還價的余地,”坎普欽斯基在信中說,“在自營餐廳或特許經營餐廳的表現未達預期時,我們必須制定一個能夠即時解決相關問題的制度。”他還指出,據公司所知,制定此種標準“在行業內尚屬首次”。
新制定的標準將包括反報復、騷擾與暴力行為的政策與培訓;員工、管理人員年度調查;投訴與關切事項報告流程等內容。
由于員工被指控在餐廳中存在性騷擾行為,麥當勞近來遭到了外界的猛烈抨擊。在美國公民自由聯盟(ACLU)及Time’s Up 司法辯護基金(Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund)等團體向原告提供法律支持之后,該事件更是持續發酵,熱度與日俱增。
今年2月,坎普欽斯基在一份公開備忘錄中稱公司正在制定一套全新的全球品牌標準。此前,哥倫比亞廣播公司(CBS)在一份報告中詳細介紹了數名麥當勞女性員工的指控,后者稱自己遭到了男性同事的性騷擾。坎普欽斯基在備忘錄中表示,“任何一間麥當勞餐廳都絕不容忍性騷擾行為的存在”,公司將對“所有指控進行全面調查”。
自2019年11月接替史蒂夫·伊斯特布魯克(Steve Easterbrook)成為麥當勞首席執行官后,坎普欽斯基一直將強化公司價值觀作為自己的工作重點之一。伊斯特布魯克因向一名員工發送色情短信而遭到解雇,后來麥當勞對他發起了訴訟,并指稱,有證據表明,伊斯特布魯克在離職前一年曾與三名員工發生性關系,還“故意欺騙麥當勞的調查人員”,麥當勞以此為由,要求后者退回補償金。伊斯特布魯克的代理律師稱相關指控“毫無依據”且“具有誤導性”。
除此之外,麥當勞還面臨著部分黑人特許經營商的種族歧視指控。對此,麥當勞持有異議,稱相關指控沒有法律依據,并試圖說服法院予以駁回。
為改變公司文化,坎普欽斯基聘用了新的全球人力資源主管和全球多元化、公平與包容性主管,并設立了首席全球影響官一職。今年2月,麥當勞公布了其員工結構,并表示將把高管的部分獎金與多元化目標的實現情況掛鉤。(財富中文網)
譯者:梁宇
審校:夏林
4月14日(周三),麥當勞宣布在全球推出全新標準,旨在防止餐廳內出現騷擾、歧視、報復和暴力行為。
麥當勞表示,將從2022年1月開始在餐廳評估工作中使用新標準,并在遍布全球100多個國家的3.9萬家自營和特許經營餐廳中強制執行。麥當勞首席執行官克里斯·坎普欽斯基(Chris Kempczinski)在發給公司員工的信中表示,制定相關標準的目的是“強化安全與包容文化”。
“我們必須全力保護麥當勞員工及顧客的利益,在這方面沒有討價還價的余地,”坎普欽斯基在信中說,“在自營餐廳或特許經營餐廳的表現未達預期時,我們必須制定一個能夠即時解決相關問題的制度。”他還指出,據公司所知,制定此種標準“在行業內尚屬首次”。
新制定的標準將包括反報復、騷擾與暴力行為的政策與培訓;員工、管理人員年度調查;投訴與關切事項報告流程等內容。
由于員工被指控在餐廳中存在性騷擾行為,麥當勞近來遭到了外界的猛烈抨擊。在美國公民自由聯盟(ACLU)及Time’s Up 司法辯護基金(Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund)等團體向原告提供法律支持之后,該事件更是持續發酵,熱度與日俱增。
今年2月,坎普欽斯基在一份公開備忘錄中稱公司正在制定一套全新的全球品牌標準。此前,哥倫比亞廣播公司(CBS)在一份報告中詳細介紹了數名麥當勞女性員工的指控,后者稱自己遭到了男性同事的性騷擾。坎普欽斯基在備忘錄中表示,“任何一間麥當勞餐廳都絕不容忍性騷擾行為的存在”,公司將對“所有指控進行全面調查”。
自2019年11月接替史蒂夫·伊斯特布魯克(Steve Easterbrook)成為麥當勞首席執行官后,坎普欽斯基一直將強化公司價值觀作為自己的工作重點之一。伊斯特布魯克因向一名員工發送色情短信而遭到解雇,后來麥當勞對他發起了訴訟,并指稱,有證據表明,伊斯特布魯克在離職前一年曾與三名員工發生性關系,還“故意欺騙麥當勞的調查人員”,麥當勞以此為由,要求后者退回補償金。伊斯特布魯克的代理律師稱相關指控“毫無依據”且“具有誤導性”。
除此之外,麥當勞還面臨著部分黑人特許經營商的種族歧視指控。對此,麥當勞持有異議,稱相關指控沒有法律依據,并試圖說服法院予以駁回。
為改變公司文化,坎普欽斯基聘用了新的全球人力資源主管和全球多元化、公平與包容性主管,并設立了首席全球影響官一職。今年2月,麥當勞公布了其員工結構,并表示將把高管的部分獎金與多元化目標的實現情況掛鉤。(財富中文網)
譯者:梁宇
審校:夏林
McDonald’s on Wednesday announced the rollout of new global standards focused on preventing harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and violence in its restaurants.
McDonald’s said all of its 39,000 restaurants—both company-owned and franchised—in more than 100 countries will be required to follow the standards, which, CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a company message, are designed to “reinforce a culture of safety and inclusion.” McDonald’s said it will start using the standards in its evaluation process of restaurants starting in January 2022.
“There can be no shortcuts when it comes to protecting all of the people who work under the Arches, as well as customers,” Kempczinski said in the message. “When we or our franchisees fall short, we must all have a system in place to address those shortfalls immediately.” Kempczinski also noted that, to the company’s knowledge, the standards are a “first for our industry.”
The new standards will include retaliation, harassment, and anti-violence policies and trainings; annual crew and manager surveys; and a process for reporting complaints and concerns.
McDonald’s has been under fire for allegations of sexual harassment of workers in its restaurants, which have become a growing and more high-profile issue as groups such as the ACLU and Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund have provided legal support to plaintiffs.
In February, Kempczinski said in a public memo that the company was working on the new set of global brand standards after a CBS report detailed several claims by female employees of sexual harassment by their male coworkers at McDonald’s restaurants. In the memo, Kempczinski said sexual harassment has “no place in any McDonald’s restaurant” and that the company will ensure that “every allegation is fully and thoroughly investigated.”
Kempczinski has made reinforcing the company’s values one of his priorities since taking over as CEO in November 2019 after his predecessor, Steve Easterbrook, was fired for sexting with an employee. The company has since sued Easterbrook to claw back his compensation, alleging that it has found evidence that Easterbrook had sexual relationships with three employees in the year before his exit and was “knowingly untruthful with McDonald’s investigators.” Easterbrook’s lawyers have called the suit “meritless” and “misleading.”
The company is also facing several lawsuits from Black franchisees who have accused McDonald’s of racial discrimination. The company has disputed the allegations, calling the suits without merit, and has sought to have them dismissed.
As part of his efforts to change company culture, Kempczinski has hired a new global head of HR and a new global diversity, equity, and inclusion officer. He has also created the role of chief global impact officer. In February, the company released its demographic makeup and said that it would tie a piece of executives’ bonuses to hitting diversity targets.