{"id":137711,"date":"2021-09-03T15:21:37","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T15:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=137711"},"modified":"2021-09-03T15:21:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T15:21:37","slug":"mcdonalds-branch-hiring-kids-as-it-claims-it-is-critically-short-staffed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/mcdonalds-branch-hiring-kids-as-it-claims-it-is-critically-short-staffed\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald’s branch hiring kids as it claims it is critically short-staffed"},"content":{"rendered":"

A McDonald's restaurant in the United States has launched a recruitment drive aimed at kids amid unprecedented staff shortages.<\/p>\n

The branch in Medford, Oregon, has erected a huge banner stating "Now Hiring 14 & 15-Year-Olds", which has attracted 25 applicants in two weeks.<\/p>\n

In a previous attempt to drive recruitment, the franchise raised the minimum wage to $15 (\u00a310.83) an hour.<\/p>\n

Although laws vary in different states, the Department of Labour has set the minimum age for working at 14 for non-agricultural roles.<\/p>\n

In the US, anyone younger than 20 can be paid as little as $4.25 (\u00a33.07) an hour for up to 90 days of training. <\/p>\n

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Heather Coleman, who runs the McDonald's restaurant, described the child workers as a "blessing in disguise". <\/p>\n

Her family have operated McDonald's franchises for 40 years, and she told Business Insider: "There are always staffing issues, but this is unheard of.<\/p>\n

"They [young people] have the drive and work ethic. They get the technology. They catch on really quickly."<\/p>\n

Coleman's restaurant isn't the only fast food joint that has turned to children in a time of need. Layne's Chicken Fingers in Texas are promoting teens into management roles where they earn more than $50,000 (\u00a336k) a year. <\/p>\n

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