When it comes to the case of franchisees, they must follow the standardized system that is determined by the franchisors. According to the article "Franchisors and the fast food industry: Franchisors sharing employment responsibility with franchisees" (n.d.) written for Working Washington, an American organization that contributes to the improvement of labourers' rights and benefits, fast food franchisees’ activities are strictly influenced by franchisors, particularly labour management practices and fees paid for employees. In other words, franchisees are not in the position to make the decision regarding working conditions or benefits for their employees. Fast food franchisees must follow the franchise agreements designated by franchisors,
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According to former executive of McDonald’s, Richard Adams (2015, as cited in Chen, 2015), fast food franchisees would not obtain the renewal agreement from the franchise if they are not compliant. This leads to the difficulties for restaurant owners to improve the working conditions or raise the minimum wages for their employees. To conclude, the existence of poor working conditions in the American fast food industry mainly lies in the fact that franchisors obtain the ultimate controlling power over their franchisees and the business as a whole, while restaurants must follow the rules and regulations from the managing companies in order to be given certain advantages.
Effects of poor working conditions
The existing poor working conditions in fast food restaurants directly imposes negative impacts on the business, as well as workers and their families. Firstly, poor working conditions affect fast food franchises by increasing unfavorable costs for turnover and harming their reputation. Specifically, it was stated in the report “Hands that feed us” of Food Chain …show more content…
20 percent of families with a member working in the industry “has an income below the poverty line” (Allegretto et al., 2013, para. 6). Particularly, a crew member at a McDonald’s restaurant (as cited in Feuer, 2013) claimed that the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is not enough to live. Since even working full-time can not cover the burden of low pay, the majority of fast food workers must do a second job to support families (Allegretto et al., 2013; Feuer, 2013). This trend reduces their concentration on fast food job and therefore worsens work quality. Additionally, labourers’ long workdays and working multiple jobs also affect their family members’ health status, as they “reduce time available for family dinners, with some parents resorting to calorie-dense fast food and convenience food to feed their families”, reported researchers Tammy D. Allen, Kristen M. Shockley, Laura F. Poteat in their article in Journal of Vocational Behavior (2008, as cited in Champagne et al., 2012, p.1). This results in the ill health, influences people’s ability to work effectively, and leads to the low job satisfaction, according to Champagne, Abreu, Nobrega, Goldstein-Gelb, Montano, Lopez, Arevalo, Bruce, Punnett in their 2012 study report about the role of working conditions in obesity and overweight. Consequently, the issue, to some extent, leads to the changes for other jobs with
According to former executive of McDonald’s, Richard Adams (2015, as cited in Chen, 2015), fast food franchisees would not obtain the renewal agreement from the franchise if they are not compliant. This leads to the difficulties for restaurant owners to improve the working conditions or raise the minimum wages for their employees. To conclude, the existence of poor working conditions in the American fast food industry mainly lies in the fact that franchisors obtain the ultimate controlling power over their franchisees and the business as a whole, while restaurants must follow the rules and regulations from the managing companies in order to be given certain advantages.
Effects of poor working conditions
The existing poor working conditions in fast food restaurants directly imposes negative impacts on the business, as well as workers and their families. Firstly, poor working conditions affect fast food franchises by increasing unfavorable costs for turnover and harming their reputation. Specifically, it was stated in the report “Hands that feed us” of Food Chain …show more content…
20 percent of families with a member working in the industry “has an income below the poverty line” (Allegretto et al., 2013, para. 6). Particularly, a crew member at a McDonald’s restaurant (as cited in Feuer, 2013) claimed that the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is not enough to live. Since even working full-time can not cover the burden of low pay, the majority of fast food workers must do a second job to support families (Allegretto et al., 2013; Feuer, 2013). This trend reduces their concentration on fast food job and therefore worsens work quality. Additionally, labourers’ long workdays and working multiple jobs also affect their family members’ health status, as they “reduce time available for family dinners, with some parents resorting to calorie-dense fast food and convenience food to feed their families”, reported researchers Tammy D. Allen, Kristen M. Shockley, Laura F. Poteat in their article in Journal of Vocational Behavior (2008, as cited in Champagne et al., 2012, p.1). This results in the ill health, influences people’s ability to work effectively, and leads to the low job satisfaction, according to Champagne, Abreu, Nobrega, Goldstein-Gelb, Montano, Lopez, Arevalo, Bruce, Punnett in their 2012 study report about the role of working conditions in obesity and overweight. Consequently, the issue, to some extent, leads to the changes for other jobs with