McDonald's hiring 14-year-olds in Oregon amid labour shortage

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

McDonald’s hiring 14-year-olds in Oregon amid labour shortage

1 September 2021

A branch of McDonald's in Oregon, US, is calling on 14 and 15 year olds to apply for jobs at the restaurant amid a shortage of fast food workers.

The Biddle Road franchise in Medford put a banner outside its shop two weeks ago, urging younger workers to apply.

According to reports, it has seen a spike in applications since making the offer, which complies with labour laws.

It comes as fast food and other outlets across the US struggle to fill vacancies despite restrictions easing.

Heather Kennedy, operator of the Medford restaurant, told Business Insider such staff shortages were "unheard of" in her family's 40-year history operating McDonald's franchises.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58414597


The sign outside the Biddle Rd branch of McDonald's in Medford (HotLunchPam/Reddit)

[samnsara]

1. great news for the young kids..they will be eager to earn big bux...

..starts at 16$ an hr in my town.

[underpants]

2. So is Matt Gaetz

What, too soon?

[Srkdqltr]

3. If these jobs were that good for the workers they would be filled.

[Tomconroy]

4. It's McDonald's for heavens sakes!

Of course they're not great jobs. But they're good first jobs for a kid.

[halfulglas]

5. What happened in the last 15 years the greater number of employees of McDonald's

Weren't the high school kid in his first job, despite the trope of the people against raising the minimum wage, it was the 30 year old, 40 year old, on up because wages were being kept down by all the industries. People being told they were "lucky" to have a job. Employees were told, if you don't like the job, quit and get a new one. Well, now the epidemic has changed the playing field and the people who were working there now are finding jobs that pay more and they don't have to breathe that grease their whole shift. So things have a little more balance. Management has almost complete control too long.

I first started working at 14, but then it was a family dry cleaning establishment and the owner was pretty protective of me and she kind of treated me like a relative because she knew my parents.