FAST food giant McDonald’s is working with JobCentres to try to provide 6,000 jobs for people classed as ‘long-term unemployed.’
The chain is allowing people to take part in ‘work trials’ at its restaurants across the UK, giving them a chance to show skills that may not come out on a CV or in interviews.
Those that impress could be taken on as employees and the scheme could see 10 jobs created at the Huddersfield McDonald’s on Kirkgate.
McDonald’s – and restaurants like it – are often criticised for promoting junk food to kids, despite recent ventures into healthier menus.
Working at fast food restaurants is also often viewed as being on the lowest rung of the employment ladder. Many a teenager has been warned that they’ll ‘end up flipping burgers’ if they don’t do well in exams.
But research shows that McDonald’s may be more socially responsibly than we give them credit for.
Data shows that many McDonald’s staff have improved their skills greatly since starting with the company, giving them a shot at jobs they could previously never have hoped to get.
McDonald’s promotion and training structure also gives its employees a chance to work their way up – like traditional apprenticeships used to do.
In times of recession, a McJob may not be such a bad prospect – and it’s certainly better than no job at all.
