McDonald’s is raising the hourly wages for its U.S. company-owned restaurants by an average of 10%.
Questions:
- With this new raise at company-owned restaurants, how many workers does McDonald’s purpose to hire?
- With respect to the restaurant business, in general, why is McDonald’s doing this?
- What other fast-food restaurant, mentioned in the article and video, is also raising wages?
- How does this announcement impact McDonald’s franchisees?
Source:
Lucas, A. (2021). McDonald’s raises hourly wages for company-owned restaurants. CNBC.com, May 13 (Retrievable online at nbc.com/2021/05/13/mcdonalds-raises-hourly-wages-for-company-owned-restaurants.html)