肯德基首度回应“廉价用工问题”

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近日，有媒体曝光洋快餐在聘用兼职人员中出现的问题，在社会上引起了热烈的反响。洋快餐所聘用的兼职大学生是否属于“非全日制用工”？是否应适用劳动法及有关最低工资的限制？

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，有媒体曝光洋快餐在聘用兼职人员中出现的问题，在社会上引起了热烈的反响。洋快餐所聘用的兼职大学生是否属于“非全日制用工”？是否应适用劳动法及有关最低工资的限制？昨天，广东省和广州市律师协会的及社会保障专业委员会，以及省妇联、省总工会等多个部门联合举办了“非全日制用工”的法律研讨会。

研讨会上，来自百胜餐饮集团的代表首次向媒体针对这一问题作出了回应。

著名的劳动法专家黎建飞表示：“目前将兼职大学生纳入《劳动法》的保护范围有些困难，法律要尽快作出回答！”

肯德基所属百胜餐饮集团代表表示，百胜始终遵守中国法律，如果有明确的法律法规出台，他们将率先执行。广州市律协肖胜方透露，广东省律协劳动法委员会与广州市律协劳动与社会保障专业委员会将于近日就“非全日制用工”问题，向全国人大提出有关《劳动合同法》的立法建议。(来源：广州日报)

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