McDonald’s has been dragged back into the bargaining system for wages after the retail union won a major test case to use Labor’s new multi-employer agreement laws to force the franchise to the negotiating table.
A Fair Work Commission full bench late on Monday ordered the fast food giant to negotiate pay and conditions with the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association for almost 5000 workers across 18 South Australian franchisees, despite the franchise’s strong resistance.
