As the spread of Covid-19 and social lockdown continue, some sectors of activity have come to a halt alongside massive recourse to short-time working, while others such as commerce, logistics, and agriculture have continued operating at full capacity, despite the dwindling workforce. Faced with this situation, fast food company, McDonald's and the discount supermarket chain Aldi decided to enter into ‘employee loan’ agreements. This initiative in turn prompted the government to eventually explain at the end of March how its legislation on temporary employment can allow such exceptions, the result of which could potentially turn every company into a temporary employment agency. The temporary employment employers’ federations are aghast at the news.
A landmark partnership between MacDonald’s and Aldi. This innovative cooperation between fast food company, McDonald’s and German discount supermarket chain Aldi (north and south) has not gone unnoticed in these times of economic distress. As a result of containment measures, most of the McDonald’s franchises have had to close, or downsize their operations to a maximum. Restaurants in Germany are now only allowed to sell take-away or delivery food and drinks.
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