Company: McDonald-s
Date: 2016-09-22
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

dodgy about hours
Pros: Easy to get extra hours with staying on. You do not have to argue to get paid for it when you stayed on. (it is also a con that we need extra hours due to short scheduled hours)
Cons: Dodgy hours. The Internet is full of articles stating that all McDonald's employees are on a zero hour contract. I was told by my assistant manager that it is not a zero hour contract. My contract does not say it would be one and according to the online system I am on full-time/40 hours a week. I hardly ever get more than 33 hours a week, hence, they still do not seem to guarantee any hours. I do not even believe it is legal this way. Seems like it is a zero hour contract when it benefits them and becomes something else (without contractual hours.........) when someone tries to use their rights zero hour contract employees have like turning any shift down.
Holidays aren't paid before they accrual no matter how many years you have been there. If you  start working for them in May, your 2 weeks summer holiday will never be paid before it later accrues and you have to ask them half a year later to put it on please even on your 3rd year and so on. Again, I do not think it is legal as holidays should be paid when it is taken and you should be paid the same as you would get when you work.