肯德基首度回應“廉價用工問題”

KFC Vows to Cooperate with Government as Probe Continues

Fast-food giant KFC has said it will fully cooperate with Chinese authorities to resolve allegations that the company underpays its part-time workers.

The announcement came as investigations in to workers pay expands across the country.

Su Jingshi, president of the greater China operations of Yum! Brands Inc., which operates KFC and Pizza Hut, made the announcement at a press conference in Beijing.

"Our position is that the general public should wait for the government's decision with a calm and objective attitude. After the investigation is finished and a decision is made, KFC will fully follow instructions and do what the government requires the company to do in compliance with labor laws."

Labor bureaus in the southern province of Guangdong began investigations after media reports calimed McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut paid part-time workers less than the local minimum wage of about 1 US dollar an hour.

Both McDonald's and KFC said they were seeking clarification of the labor laws, while the All China Federation of Trade Unions announced the probe into underpayment had expanded to other cities and provinces.

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近日，有媒體曝光洋快餐在聘用兼職人員中出現的問題，在社會上引起了熱烈的反響。洋快餐所聘用的兼職大學生是否屬于“非全日制用工”？是否應適用勞動法及有關最低工資的限制？昨天，廣東省和廣州市律師協會的及社會保障專業(yè)委員會，以及省婦聯、省總工會等多個部門聯合舉辦了“非全日制用工”的法律研討會。

研討會上，來自百勝餐飲集團的代表首次向媒體針對這一問題作出了回應。

著名的勞動法專家黎建飛表示：“目前將兼職大學生納入《勞動法》的保護范圍有些困難，法律要盡快作出回答！”

肯德基所屬百勝餐飲集團代表表示，百勝始終遵守中國法律，如果有明確的法律法規(guī)出臺，他們將率先執(zhí)行。廣州市律協肖勝方透露，廣東省律協勞動法委員會與廣州市律協勞動與社會保障專業(yè)委員會將于近日就“非全日制用工”問題，向全國人大提出有關《勞動合同法》的立法建議。(來源：廣州日報)