A Winning Recipe for Everyone Restaurant Safety For more than 50 years, Wendy’s has been committed to providing a high-quality restaurant experience, and nothing is more important to us than the health, safety, and well-being of our Wendy’s family members and customers. In 2020, Wendy’s restaurant operations changed significantly due to COVID-19. In many cases, these changes happened quickly and we all worked together to support evolving public health guidance and directives.The following highlights some of the important measures we’ve taken across the Wendy’s brand over the last year to help reinforce the safety and comfort of our restaurant teams and customers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional policies and procedures may apply based on state and local requirements and the specific policies and procedures applicable for each restaurant locations. Franchisees are solely responsible for employment matters at the restaurants that they own and operate.
Learn More Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Close Modal Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Wendy’s has instituted a brand standard regarding PPE. Restaurant team members must wear approved face masks and food service gloves while working, unless an exception applies. Previous slide Next slide Learn More Reinforcing Proper Handwashing Close Modal Reinforcing Proper Handwashing We continuously reinforce our strict food safety procedures, personal hygiene standards, handwashing requirements and sanitation protocols through additional retraining and frequent communications. To support this, we require all restaurant level team members system-wide complete additional handwashing training to reinforce our strict handwashing standards. Previous slide Next slide Learn More Social Distancing Close Modal Social Distancing Avoiding close contact with others and practicing good social distancing is an important recommendation from CDC and state and local public health officials. Wendy’s restaurants utilize social distancing signs and floor decals to promote distance between customers and team members. Previous slide Next slide Learn More Increased Deep-Cleaning Close Modal Increased Deep-Cleaning Throughout the day, restaurant teams put an emphasis on cleaning high-touch areas, in many cases every 15 minutes. Previous slide Next slide Learn More Training Courses Close Modal Training Courses In an effort to help support restaurant team members safety and comfort and reinforce our focus on safety and food safety for our customers, we have created several virtual training courses designed to train and reinforce proper handwashing, social distancing and proper mask usage and guidelines. These training courses are available in multiple languages to team members across the globe. Previous slide Next slide
Company Restaurant Employee Benefits During COVID-19 At Wendy’s, we got you. That’s why we’re offering special benefits to help you focus on what matters most. Note: These benefits are for Company restaurant employees only. For franchise restaurants, pay, benefits, and other employment policies and procedures are determined by the applicable franchisee owner/operator. GENERAL SICK PAY for Company employees Free meals for Company employees FAMILY MEALS Discounted family meals on days off for Company employees EAP Free employee assistance program access for Company employees TELEHEALTH ACCESS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES Free with health plan and low cost with no plan for Company employees
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