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BBC NEWS Business McDonalds lets families share job ...to innovate innovation labour bbc mcdonalds maccyd's in social innovation thing -----------------[full text of BBC article ~notice] Members of the same family working in the same outlet will be able to swap shifts without giving prior notice or getting a manager's permission. The new contracts were aimed at cutting absenteeism and improving staff retention, the company said. It said they were tested in Cardiff, Cambridge, Stoke and Luton, and were the first of their kind in the UK. It was hoped the contracts would also "encourage people to become fully trained and fully rotatable". It is currently limited to family members, but might be extended to cover friends who work at the same restaurant.

Open for Discussion ... to corporate social mcdonalds blog mcdonalds start blogging mainly to up their CSR rating i reckon... saved by 26 other people ------------------A "corporate responsibility" blog by McDonald's. Certainly unexpected. Of course, the over-praising of Temple Grandin didn't sit well with me, but it should be interesting to see what kind of things show up here.- vegblog over praising Temple Grandin? McDs was? for her work designing cattle slaughter facilities I guess

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