McDonald’s Hong Kong says worker sacked for sharing sensitive information online
Activist artist Luke Ching had called for company to resume paying employees for mealtime breaks
Luke Ching Chin-wai, 53, a part-time janitor who worked at a McDonald’s outlet in Fortune Plaza Arcade in Tai Po for six months, said he was informed on Sunday morning his contract had been terminated.
But in a reply to the Post, McDonald’s Hong Kong said a part-time worker, which it did not name, had repeatedly violated its policies by sharing internal operational and commercial information on public platforms throughout the six months of his employment.
“We facilitated a sincere dialogue between this individual and our senior management, but unfortunately no improvement was observed. After serious consideration, we decided to terminate his employment,” a company spokesman said, stopping short of specifying how often the behaviour was observed.
The company did not comment on the mealtime pay issue raised by Ching, saying it considered its employees invaluable assets and had consistently upgraded remuneration, allowances and benefits often exceeding legal and industry standards.
Ching last week wrote an open letter to the company’s CEO suggesting it resume mealtime pay for employees, a policy that was abolished in 2009. He also posted content online in support of making the change.
