The former CEO of McDonald's is being sued by McDonald's
to recover his $US 40m termination package for allegedly lying
about his relationships with other employees, which highlights the
risks of failing to manage employees having inappropriate workplace
relationships.
Background
In November 2019 the former CEO left McDonald's after it was
revealed that he had been in a "consensual" relationship
with another employee, which was a breach of the company's
policies. The former CEO had denied that he had been involved in
any other consensual or inappropriate workplace relationships
during the investigation.
The board voted to terminate his employment, agreeing to a
termination package comprising of severance pay and stock-based
benefits worth approximately $US 40m. At the time of the
termination McDonald's had put out a press release stating that
it was due to "the Board's determination that he violated
company policy and demonstrated poor judgment involving a
