: Young (15-19years) people need some sort of protection.: Here in Australia we have workplace health and safety regulations
: which must be adhered to strictly by both the employee and the employer.
: The employer must provide adequate safety measures in the workplace
: and the employee must work with these measures. The employee also has
: the legal right to refuse to perform any unsafe instructions.
: I know people who have worked at McD and have regularly been instructed
: to perform dangerous tasks by "supervisors". The "supervisors" are
: probably no older than 18 and the employees are younger. Neither has
: been made aware of their legal obligations toward safety.
: These issues should really be taught at schools if people this young are
: going to be working under these conditions.
Every store has to have an Occupational Health and Safety Committee that is responsible for health and safety in McDonald's. i suggest you find out if the store you are talking about has one, and if not, talk to the store manager and form one.
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