McDonald's says there will be no job losses, work on permits underway

Franchise was forced to close down 43 of its 55 outlets in the Delhi-NCR region

Fast food major McDonald's said on Friday that the latest row over the expiry of the ‘eating house licences’ would not lead to job losses. The statement comes a day after news about the franchise shutting nearly 80 per cent of its stores across Delhi-NCR starting surfaced on Thursday.

“We understand that Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt Ltd (CPRL) is retaining the employees of affected restaurants and will pay them their salary during the period of suspension,”  McDonald’s India Private Ltd (MIPL) spokesperson Barry Sum told Economic Times.

CPRL, which runs the McDonald's franchise for North and East India,