


In his January email, Kempczinski said the corporate job cuts which would begin in April would be made help the business grow. McDonald's employs roughly 200,000 people around the world in corporate roles and company owned restaurants.Īround 75 percent of the employees are located outside of the U.S.ĭ has contacted McDonald's for comment on the layoffs as well as an estimated number of job cuts anticipated but did not hear back. 'We want to ensure the comfort and confidentiality of our people during the notification period,' the company said. Workers who don't have access to a computer were told to give their personal contact information to their manager. The decision to have employees work remotely for part of the week is due to an anticipated busy travel week ahead, potentially connected to the Easter holiday. In the memo, company executives also advised that upcoming in-person meetings with vendors and other outside parties at headquarters be canceled. employees, some international corporate workers were also included. The new report from the Wall Street Journal said the Chicago-based chain told employees last week in an internal email on Wednesday. It's unclear at this time how many employees are set to be laid off, however, CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a January email there would be 'difficult discussions and decisions ahead'
