The paper focuses on the German and UK operations of the McDonald's Corporation and in particular their workforce characteristics. The UK workforce tends younger with limited work experience, whilst the German workforce which has a higher proportion of economic migrants tends to be older and...

The paper examines the existing quasi-legal means by which international labour standards may be protected. The paper considers the nature of the challenge that global capital creates for labour, the development of the ILO's labour standards and the consequences of its shift towards promotional...

This paper is based on a comparative study of the UK and German operations of the McDonald's Corporation. The main focus of the paper is the interaction between multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the German system of co-determination. Commentators have suggested that industrial relations...

This paper examines the labour relations practices of multinational corporations (MNCs) such as Pizza Hut, Burger King and McDonald's and large national competitors such as Nordsee and Telepizza in the German and Spanish quick food service sectors. Focusing on the issue of independent employee...