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Jobs and People

McDonald’s are proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s best employers. We currently directly employ 518 people in our restaurants across Walsall, and 5,762 jobs across the West of Midlands. Our latest economic impact report shows that McDonald’s contributes around £1.04 billion a year to the West Midlands economy.

We are focussed on people and are committed to industry leading training for our employees. Our training philosophy incorporates both internal training programmes and externally recognised qualifications.

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• All contracts offered are permanent contracts regardless of whether the number of hours is flexible or has a minimum guaranteed.
• We regularly review benefits and pay and always give our biggest pay rise to our youngest people.
• Opportunities to progress are open to everyone – 30% of the current Executive Team started working as restaurant crew and have worked their way up the business, taking advantage of the training and progression opportunities we provide.
• £43million is invested in staff training every year and training opportunities are open to all our employees.
• 18,500 members of staff completed one of our apprenticeships and we currently have 700 apprentices..
• We provide degree level apprenticeships in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University.
• We pay over the minimum wage for those under 21, and over the national living wage for those over 21.
• We are rated as a Times Top 100 Graduate Employer and a Working Mums Top Employer.

To find out more about our people, click here.

The Environment

At McDonald’s we want the best for our environment. To us that means constantly challenging ourselves to find ways in which we can use our scale and our people, to influence and drive change.

We are committed to tackling littering and reducing waste. We also share Walsall Council’s commitment to addressing the climate crisis which we all face.

• As part of our Plan for Change, we have pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040 across our entire UK & Ireland business.
• We will ensure that the animal feed used by our suppliers is deforestation free by 2026.
• We plan to source all our packaging from renewable and recyclable materials by 2025.
• Over 80% of kitchen waste is recycled, which equates to 40% of total waste.
• We have been a zero-landfill business since 2020.
• All of our restaurants are powered by 100% renewable sources. Many sites supplement this with on-site solar.
• All our new restaurants incorporate electric vehicle rapid chargers, where the supply allows.

Community

We want to be good neighbours and make a positive impact in our communities. We believe we have a responsibility to the people we serve.

Like 90% of McDonald’s restaurants, a new drive-thru in Walsall would be run by a local franchisee, who will make sure that the restaurant plays its part in actively supporting this community.

To find out more about the work we do in the communities we serve, click here.

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• McDonald’s has supported grassroots football for 16 years through our partnership with the FA making us the longest standing sponsor of grassroots football in the UK.
• We encourage healthy and active communities by investing in local and national sport programmes and working with the Football Association to provide new kit and equipment.
• Our new participation programme aims to provide 5 million hours of free fun football for children across the UK by 2022.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities is McDonald’s UK and Ireland’s chosen charity partner. There are 14 Ronald McDonald Houses across the UK, all located close to specialist children’s hospitals to help provide free ‘home away from home’ accommodation to families while their child is in hospital.

Our food

We are passionate about our food and take care to make sure that what we serve is great quality and responsibly sourced. Our goal is to help people balance great taste, value, and offer a wide range of choices.

We recognise the importance of public health and share the collective goal of reducing childhood obesity. 54% of our menu is now classified as non-HFSS (not high in fat, salt or sugar) and 89% of our items in our core menu contain under 500 calories.

To find out more about our food, click here.

Our restaurants

We have more than 1,400 restaurants in the UK and Ireland, employing over 130,000 people. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and as with all our restaurants, we will bring a full range of benefits to the communities we serve.

McDonald’s is a responsible business and strongly believes that a business of our size has a responsibility to use its scale for good.

To find out more about our restaurants, click here.