McDonald’s cancels meetings as it prepares to close U.S. offices and furlough employees

McDonald’s has temporarily closed all of its U.S. offices as it prepares to distribute furlough messages online to many of its employees nationwide.

According to a new report from wall street journalthe layoffs, part of a corporate restructuring, will begin Monday after telling employees to work from home so they can virtually lay off staff.

A McDonald’s official said in a memo, “The week of April 3, we will communicate important decisions regarding roles and staffing across the organization.

The company said it made the decision to announce the cuts, effectively due to the expected busy travel week.

It’s unclear how many employees will be laid off at this time, but CEO Chris Kempczinski said: email in january “Difficult discussions and decisions await.”

The Chicago-based chain notified employees in an internal email last Wednesday, according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal.

The messages were primarily addressed to U.S. employees, but also included employees of some international companies.

In the memo, company executives informed that future face-to-face meetings with vendors and other external parties at headquarters will also be cancelled.

The decision to have employees work remotely part of the week is due to the anticipated busy travel that may be associated with the Easter holidays.

Employees without computer access were told to pass on their personal contact information to their manager.

The company said it wanted to “ensure employee comfort and confidentiality during the notice period.”

McDonald’s employs approximately 200,000 people worldwide in corporate roles and company-owned restaurants.

Approximately 75% of employees are located outside the United States

DailyMail.com reached out to McDonald’s for comment on the layoffs and expected layoffs, but did not receive a response.

In an email in January, Mr. Kempczynski said the company’s layoffs, which begin in April, will help businesses grow.

In a letter to staff, the CEO warned that the company was losing focus.

“There have been 70 different versions around the world of what a crispy chicken sandwich looks like,” he wrote.

“We don’t need 70 permutations of chicken sandwiches.”

The Chicago-based burger restaurant operates 40,000 restaurants in more than 160 countries, with a total franchise staff of 2 million. About 13,000 of these locations are in the United States.

The CEO also wrote in the letter:

The memo sent in January was titled “Accelerating Arches 2.0”.

In an interview, he said he hadn’t decided how much money he expected to save from the job cuts, but was focused on moving the business forward.

“Some jobs that exist today could be moved or they could disappear,” said Kempzynski.

It’s not the first time the company has laid off corporate employees.

In 2018, McDonald’s reduced its managerial-level workforce to “a more dynamic, agile and competitive workforce.”

Fast-food giant Kemp Zinksi has argued to cut costs and boost profits, but McDonald’s costs have recently begun to stabilize after being hit by record-high inflation.

The company has been able to remain profitable, for the most part, thanks to customers who have turned to chains for cheap, fast food.

McDonald’s CFO Ian Boden said in October, “We are gaining share among low-income consumers.

Kempczinski said in January that the company continued to see deals among lower-income customers, but said they were typically ordering fewer or cheaper items.