Day 137 - 19 Jun 95 - Page 37
1 Q. Then what would I get as a result of that?
2 A. Generally speaking, the system would be one of giving a
3 percentage of your salary, if you will, as a benefit. Am
4 I making myself clear?
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6 Q. Not entirely, no. What would I get on top of my hourly
7 rate for that 52 weeks at 20 hours a week, what do I get in
8 addition to my hourly rate?
9 A. OK. It is a contributory plan and it depends upon
10 which level of crew. For regular crew, not the Swing
11 Manager, if you will save eight per cent of your salary
12 into this plan, we will match it with four per cent. For
13 our Swing Managers, if you put -- and you can put as much
14 as, you do not have to put all the way up to eight; we
15 match it, I would call it a half a dollar for every dollar
16 you put in -- with regard to the Swing Managers, you can
17 contribute up to 10 per cent and we would match up to five
18 per cent of your wages again.
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20 Q. Are there any other kinds of what we in this country would
21 call financial bonuses which occasionally or from time to
22 time may be awarded or given to the hourly paid?
23 A. Yes.
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25 Q. Do they exist in the United States?
26 A. Yes, they do, and also what I would call out of cycle
27 merit increases for someone who really has done a very fine
28 job, there is that opportunity as well.
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30 Q. When you say "out of cycle" you mean more often than twice
31 a year?
32 A. More often than twice a year.
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34 Q. What about benefit in kind? I assume that in the United
35 States, as in this country, they get a free uniform?
36 A. Yes, they do.
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38 Q. Leave that on one side, if you do not mind. What about
39 food?
40 A. They either receive totally free food or pay half price
41 for food depending upon the particular marketplace would
42 make that decision. Approximately 75 per cent of our
43 markets give totally free food, and about the remaining 25
44 would require half price payment.
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46 Q. What about things like health insurance?
47 A. Health insurance would generally start at the Swing
48 Manager level. They qualify for health insurance.
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50 Q. Life insurance?
51 A. The same there. The Swing Managers have the same
52 package as, frankly, I do or any of the management folks
53 do.
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55 Q. Do they get stock options?
56 A. They do not get stock options.
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58 Q. These kinds of performance related benefits in money, do
59 they apply in the licensed stores as well, as a rule?
60 A. The licensees determine their own wage scale and
