Fast food giant Burger King has responded after one of its former employees went viral shortly before being fired amid controversial circumstances.
“Terminations are the decision of the franchisees who own and operate the BK restaurant,” a spokesperson for Burger King said.
“In this situation, the franchisee confirmed that the individual involved is no longer employed due to repeated attendance issues.”
They also expressed dismay that Hamilton had been forced to run an entire restaurant by herself.
“No team member should ever be left to run a restaurant alone, even for a short period of time,” the spokesperson added.
“That’s not how we operate and we’re disappointed that our policy, which required more than one team member to work per shift, wasn’t followed.
“While we can’t share more on individual personnel matters, we’re focused on making sure every restaurant, whether company or franchise-owned has the staffing and support needed to take care of our team members and deliver the kind of experience our guests expect.”