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Imallin4Joe

(752 posts)
Thu May 13, 2021, 12:06 PM May 2021

McDonald's Raises Pay for U.S. Restaurant Workers

Source: Wall Street Journal

McDonald’s Corp. said it would raise pay for employees at company-owned restaurants in the U.S., one of the latest companies to bolster wages and benefits as they struggle to hire workers.

The burger giant said Thursday it would increase wages for more than 36,500 hourly workers by an average of 10% over the next several months. Nonmanagerial workers at the chain’s roughly 660 company-owned restaurants in the U.S. would earn at least $11 to $17 an hour at entry levels after the increases, McDonald’s said. Supervisors would earn an hourly minimum of $15 to $20. Nonmanagerial employees at company-owned stores earlier this year earned an average of nearly $12 an hour, McDonald’s said, and supervisors earned some $16 to $18 an hour.

McDonald’s owns a fraction of its 13,900 U.S. restaurants, around 95% of which are operated by franchisees. Owners have said they are reviewing pay and benefits at their stores. The National Owners Association, a group representing U.S. franchisees, said in an email to its members on Sunday that strong sales should allow operators to raise menu prices if they choose to compensate for higher spending on pay and benefits.

A shortage of workers across the U.S. economy has prompted some employers to boost pay and benefits as they hunt for workers. McDonald’s, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Applebee’s, KFC and other chains have said they want to hire tens of thousands of workers in the coming months as they reopen dining rooms and seek to better staff their restaurants.


Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/mcdonald-s-raises-pay-for-u-s-restaurant-workers/ar-BB1gGWlL?li=BBorjTa



This mostly applies to company owned restaurants which only makes up about 5% of Mcdonald's with the other 95% being operated by franchisees.

I'm curious to see how franchisees will respond to this. If franchisees get on board it would be a big step in the right direction but I have my doubts that they will.

Still, one can hope.
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McDonald's Raises Pay for U.S. Restaurant Workers (Original Post) Imallin4Joe May 2021 OP
In 2024 mikeysnot May 2021 #1
Agree. And increases are good, but these aren't huge. nt spooky3 May 2021 #2
They are if you had to choose between diapers or laundry detergent every week.. marble falls May 2021 #6
I just meant they deserve more, now. nt spooky3 May 2021 #7
Too little, too late. quaint May 2021 #3
I worked at a franchised McDonald's for a while back in the 80's. Aristus May 2021 #4
They are paying between 13 and 16 around here cinematicdiversions May 2021 #11
McDonalds here in NE Ohio has $12 on their sign. JohnnyRingo May 2021 #5
Many fast foods in Colorado offering $15/hr mountain grammy May 2021 #8
Saw a central Ohio sign offering $11 starting the other day Maeve May 2021 #9
But not for all! burrowowl May 2021 #10
They can pay what they want.... VarryOn May 2021 #12
They put a 40% increase on their dollar menu here months ago. multigraincracker May 2021 #13

Aristus

(66,075 posts)
4. I worked at a franchised McDonald's for a while back in the 80's.
Thu May 13, 2021, 12:56 PM
May 2021

Some franchisees offered higher pay than the company-owned locations as an incentive for hiring. Smart business practice. I don't know if they still do that.

JohnnyRingo

(18,580 posts)
5. McDonalds here in NE Ohio has $12 on their sign.
Thu May 13, 2021, 02:26 PM
May 2021

That means everybody already there got a raise too.
I think in this job market, we'll see a $15 minimum wage without an act of congress. Ready for the question: Are you better off now than you were in 2020?

mountain grammy

(26,568 posts)
8. Many fast foods in Colorado offering $15/hr
Thu May 13, 2021, 03:12 PM
May 2021

But people "don't want to work" dontchaknow.. The propaganda of the month..

Maeve

(42,223 posts)
9. Saw a central Ohio sign offering $11 starting the other day
Thu May 13, 2021, 03:26 PM
May 2021

So good to see a step in the right direction

 

VarryOn

(2,343 posts)
12. They can pay what they want....
Thu May 13, 2021, 07:50 PM
May 2021

But there's only so much I'll pay for a meal at McDonald's. Their food ain't that good.

multigraincracker

(32,523 posts)
13. They put a 40% increase on their dollar menu here months ago.
Fri May 14, 2021, 04:38 AM
May 2021

Those items went from one dollar to $1.39 or more.

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