The chain is one of the biggest employers in the UK

McDonald's in the UK is to introduce a number of changes after getting letters from a regulator.

The changes follow a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which was signed in 2023. That agreement was due to end this year, but has now been extended for at least 12 more months. T he regulator wrote to owners of McDonald’s UK franchises warning they could face legal action if they failed to comply.

The EHRC said on Friday it needed to agree “stronger actions” with McDonald’s, but was pleased with steps the group was now taking. More than 700 people who were 19 or younger when working at McDonald’s, have instructed law firm Leigh Day to take legal action.

More than 450 McDonald’s restaurants had been imp

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