MORE THAN 700 McDonald’s workers have joined a sexual abuse and harassment class-action lawsuit a year after its British boss promised to clean up behaviour at the fast-food chain.
Leigh Day legal firm said over 450 restaurants have been implicated in the allegations with claims including discrimination, homophobia, racism, ableism and harassment since a BBC exposé into the allegations in 2023.
One 19-year-old crew member has told of how his colleagues were scared of going into work, and that managers would “touch up” other members of staff.
Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system



