Day 137 - 19 Jun 95 - Page 16


     
     1        bulletin boards.  We try to broadcast these policies
     2        broadly so that everyone knows what their rights and
     3        obligations are in these particular areas.
     4
     5   Q.   At the bottom of page 386 which is the first of the
     6        internal pages, it says:  "Our top management believes in
     7        affirmative action, non-harassment and equal opportunity
     8        because they make good business sense and they are the
     9        right things to do"?
    10        A.  Correct.
    11
    12   Q.   I think you have you have told us that top management does
    13        believe in those things.  Do they make good business sense
    14        and why, if they do?
    15        A.  They absolutely make good business sense.  Our
    16        customers represent all people and we should mirror what
    17        our customers look like and behave accordingly.
    18
    19   Q.   While we have this document open, to save our having to
    20        come back to it, can you have a quick look at page 387 ---
    21        A.  Sure.
    22
    23   Q.   -- which is about student employment.  I am sure it is very
    24        familiar to you?
    25        A.  Yes, it is.
    26
    27   Q.   Just glance through it.  I am not going to come back to
    28        it.  I am going to ask you later on about what practical
    29        steps you take to fulfil the fine intentions expressed in
    30        this piece of paper.  Is this something which the
    31        Corporation takes as seriously as this sheet of paper would
    32        appear to suggest?
    33        A.  Yes, we do.  I personally spend a great deal of time
    34        with educators, students, parents and others, monitoring
    35        this area and making sure that we are living up to our
    36        promises.
    37
    38   Q.   Is this just a marketing tool or ploy?
    39        A.  No.  I do not believe this has -- I should not say that
    40        because I cannot say with all certainty, but this is an
    41        internal document.  We do share it with educators and
    42        others, but this is something to make sure that our folks
    43        know what is expected in this area and what we want to do.
    44
    45   Q.   I was going to ask you that.  Just have a quick glance at
    46        388, statement of employment principles which I am sure you
    47        are also well familiar with?
    48        A.  Yes.
    49
    50   Q.   These documents then are not, as it were, in the character 
    51        of press releases or something like that? 
    52        A.  No, they are not, sir. 
    53
    54   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I see it has a number in the bottom left-hand
    55        corner, and this is November 1990 revision.
    56
    57   MR. RAMPTON:  Yes.
    58
    59   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Right in the very bottom, just beneath the
    60        box in the bottom left-hand corner.

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