McDonald's expansion in China

McDonald's started its biggest ever recruitment plan in China yesterday, hoping to meet its ambitious expansion goals in the company's third-largest market.

The US-based fast-food giant plans to open 225 to 250 new stores nationwide and hire 70,000 employees this year. McDonald's has more than 1,400 restaurants in China, with more than 80,000 employees. It wants to increase the number of restaurants to 2,000 by 2013.

The recruitment started at the end of the week. The fast-food restaurant offers 10 yuan (370 HUF) per hour and 13 monthly payments and pays social security contributions, provides performance-based bonus to its workers. (MTI)