McDonald’s is to offer 115,000 UK workers on zero-hours contracts the option of moving to fixed contracts with a minimum number of guaranteed hours every week. The Guardian report that McDonald’s is offering fixed-hours contracts after staff complained they were struggling to get loans, mortgages and mobile phone contracts because they were not guaranteed employment each week. McDonald’s has been trialling the shift to fixed-hours contracts in 23 sites. Staff have been offered contracts in line with the average hours per week they work. This includes contracts of either four, eight, 16, 30 or 35 hours a week. The company will initially expand fixed contracts to 50 more restaurants before rolling it out nationwide to existing and new employees later this year.

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