去年数据显示，该快餐连锁企业在其全资业务中还削减了2000个工作岗位。
根据最新财报显示，尽管麦当劳英国分公司去年利润飙升逾80%，并裁员近2000人，但其对部分慈善机构的捐赠却有所减少。
这家快餐连锁企业2024年向英国公司注册局新提交的文件显示，其向英国儿童救助组织（Children in Need）捐赠了52.9万英镑（较上一年度的95.2万英镑有所减少），并向罗纳德·麦当劳之家慈善机构（Ronald McDonald House Charities）捐赠了74.4万英镑（低于上年度的77.9万英镑）。
该公司将其直营业务的员工人数从26,384人缩减至24,375人，所有减员均来自餐厅和运营部门，而非总部。
麦当劳在英国和爱尔兰拥有超过1400家门店，其中大部分由特许经营商运营，这些经营商自行雇佣员工，总数超过14万人。据麦当劳英国分公司报告，其销售额中略超半数来自特许经营商。财务报表中未明确说明，从麦当劳全资门店离职的部分员工是否被转移至特许经营合作伙伴。
这家英国企业表示，2024年已向母公司支付了8300万英镑股息（2023年为零），尽管销售额小幅下降至18.2亿英镑，但其税前利润仍增长至1.2亿英镑。
麦当劳公布裁员细节之前，该集团曾表示其商业街门店'持续受到零售客流量低迷的影响'。
董事会随财报发布的声明指出，运营利润的增长主要得益于行政开支的缩减，但这一增长势头因持续的通胀压力而放缓——通胀影响了公司自有物业的食品、纸张及公用事业成本。
这家企业因大量使用零工时合同而备受批评（根据政府新规，此类合同将受到限制）。该公司表示，其为员工提供了“固定工时合同与弹性合同之间的选择”。
在有关英国零时工合同员工遭受骚扰的报道后，麦当劳在其财务报告中表示，正在招聘一名‘安全保护主管’，并已成立调查处理小组以跟进虐待指控。
麦当劳首席执行官于一月向英国议员透露，过去一年因性骚扰指控已解雇29名员工。该快餐连锁英国区负责人阿利斯泰尔·麦克罗（Alistair Macrow）表示，公司在过去12个月内收到75起性骚扰举报，其中47起经查证属实并采取纪律处分，29起事件最终导致涉事人员被解雇。
该集团发言人当时表示：“任何不当行为和骚扰事件都是不可接受的，将受到迅速而彻底的调查和处理。”
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Accounts from last year show that fast food chain also shed 2,000 jobs from its fully owned operations
McDonalds UK arm has cut its donations to some charities despite profits soaring more than 80% last year as it shed almost 2,000 jobs, according to its latest accounts.
Documents newly filed at Companies House for the fast food chains British business in 2024 show it gave 05529,000 to Children in Need C reduced from 05952,000 the previous year C and handed 05744,000 to Ronald McDonald House charities, down from 05779,000.
It reduced the headcount at its directly operated business to 24,375 from 26,384 C with all reductions from restaurants and operations rather than head office.
McDonalds has more than 1,400 sites in the UK and Ireland, with a large proportion operated by franchisees who employ their own staff C more than 140,000 people. Just over half of sales reported by the UK arm came via franchisees. It was not made clear in the accounts if some workers who left McDonalds wholly owned outlets were transferred to franchise partners.
The UK business said it had paid an 0583m dividend to its parent group in 2024, up from zero a year before, as pre-tax profits rose to 05120m despite a slight fall in sales to 051.82bn.
The details of reduced staffing at McDonalds come after the group said its high street estate continues to be impacted by challenging retail footfall.
A statement from the board included in the accounts said an improvement in operating profits had been predominantly driven by savings in administrative expenses, but that improvement had been slowed by continued inflationary pressures impacting food, paper and utility costs on the company-operated estate.
The business, which has been criticised for its heavy use of zero-hours contracts, which are to be restricted under new government measures, said it offered staff the choice between guaranteed hours and flexible contracts.
After reports of harassment of UK staff on zero-hours contracts, McDonalds said in its accounts it was recruiting a head of safeguarding and had set up an investigations handling unit to follow up claims of abuse.
In January, the chief executive of McDonalds told MPs that 29 people had been dismissed in the past year after allegations of sexual harassment. The UK boss of the fast food chain, Alistair Macrow, said the company had been alerted to 75 allegations of sexual harassment over the last 12 months, 47 of which had been upheld with disciplinary action taken and 29 of which resulted in people being dismissed.
At the time a spokesperson for the group said: Any incident of misconduct and harassment is unacceptable and subject to rapid and thorough investigation and action.
McDonalds UK was approached for comment.
