Mcdonalds doesn’t own very may restaurants. They are franchises. And franchisees pay what they want.
It doesn’t appear McDonald’s is motivated to attract better employees. As a McDonald’s shareholder, that’s something I would definitely applaud, as their service is typically bad. No. McDonald’s appears to be offering higher wages for no good reason at all. McDonald’s is literally taking from me, an investor, to give more to low skill employees. Why? So McDonald’s corporation can get a pat on the back from the left. LOL! Again, no! The left will only demand more.