McDONALD’S IS ROLLING OUT WELLNESS CHECKS

McDonald’s is rolling out new safety policies for workers as the fast-food giant attempts to rapidly adjust its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

McDonald’s has announced plans to roll out wellness checks at company- and franchisee-owned locations, requiring more than 800,000 workers to answer a series of questions regarding possible COVID-19 symptoms and exposure after they clock in to start each shift. If they answer “yes” to any question, workers will be sent home and will not return to work until authorised by a medical professional.

McDonald’s has also added new social distancing measures in locations and is working to roll out temperature checks in stores.

“We have secured thermometers and we’re in the process now of quickly making them available to all of our restaurants,” said David Tovar, the vice president of US communications at McDonald’s, told Business Insider.

Tovar explained that workers at company-owned stores who are sent home or need to take sick leave for reasons related to COVID19 will be able to access 14 days of paid sick leave, as part of the chain’s new policy.