McDonald’s New Zealand remains committed to offering fair pay to its 7500 employees across the country, and disputes comments made by Unite Union regarding the company and its wage negotiations in the wake of further strike action announced by Unite today.
Managing Director Mark Hawthorne, himself a former McDonald’s restaurant employee, says: “McDonald’s is bargaining in good faith and will continue to do so.â€
“McDonald’s is one of New Zealand’s largest employers and we firmly reject Unite’s suggestion that we do not offer pay parity with similar businesses,†says Mr Hawthorne.
The average hourly rate paid by McDonald’s-owned restaurants is around $13.50, which excludes salaried supervisors, managers, McDonald’s bonus schemes and other incentives available to restaurant staff.
