DEBATE: Was MacDonald’s right to sack its chief executive for a consensual relationship with an employee? Was MacDonald’s right to sack its chief executive for a consensual relationship with an employee? Martin Townsend, a partner at communications consultancy Pagefield, says YES. “You can’t help who you fall in love with” is one of the great romantic clichés. Unfortunately, if you are the £12.3m-per-year boss of McDonald’s, this is not an excuse [...]