McDonald's Türkiye Reaches 8 Thousand Employees

McDonald's Türkiye, Great Place to Work Turkey “Great Place to Work” The prestigious certificate, which is given as a result of evaluations shaped by employee experiences and made at global standards, revealed McDonald's Türkiye's success in employee happiness, egalitarian and trustworthy workplace environment.

McDonald's Türkiye Corporate Communications Director Tuğçe Altınsoy said, In his statement on the subject, he said, “The career development and happiness of our employees are at the heart of our corporate culture. The certificate we have earned has once again confirmed our structure based on trust and continuous development.. "Within our rapidly growing structure, we attach importance to providing equal opportunities to all our employees and making transparent and open communication the basis of our way of doing business. This culture we have further increases job satisfaction and a sense of trust," he said. 

Employee Satisfaction Increased with Team Spirit

Altınsoy, who explained that everyone at McDonald's Türkiye, regardless of their level, receives training at the restaurant for the first week when they start working, stated that they have created a strong team spirit thanks to this. Stating that team spirit and continuous development opportunities increase employee satisfaction, Altınsoy said, ""Our employees are our most important asset. We offer different training opportunities to our employees at every level, from operations to management, at the McDonald's Türkiye Training Academy, which we established for continuous development opportunities," he said. 

Success Exceeding the Sector Average in Female Employee Ratio

McDonald's Türkiye's employee-focused approach also draws attention with its performance in women's employment. According to the research of the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), while the rate of women employees in the food and beverage sector was 38,6 percent, McDonald's Turkey exceeded the sector average with a rate of 2024 percent women employees as of 48,9. While the rate of women in upper and middle management positions in Turkey is 19,6 percent, this rate reached 40,3 percent in McDonald's Türkiye. Touching on the importance of this success, Altinsoy, “Our company, which has reached 8 thousand employees, implements a management model that supports social development by prioritizing hiring young people and women employees in particular. As the independent research report also reveals, as McDonald's Turkey increases women's employment, our company's growth also accelerates. This is an important indicator of the impact of women employees' participation in the economy on the success of companies,” he said. 

Source: HORECA TREND and McDonald's Türkiye