CIPD People Management report that McDonald’s staff in nine restaurants have been given the chance to move from what it describes as ‘hourly paid contracts’ (widely referred to as zero-hours contracts) onto fixed-hours contracts, after employees reported difficulties when applying for mortgages and loans. McDonald’s “don’t recognise zero-hours contracts” but have flexible contracts that afford all hourly paid people the same benefits and the same opportunities for training and development as contracted, fixed-hours staff. Under the initiative, staff can choose to switch to a four-hour, 16-hour or 30-hour contract. McDonald’s said that if the scheme is successful, it could be rolled out across the UK within a year.

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