Day 143 - 27 Jun 95 - Page 57
1 A. Yes.
2
3 Q. "The other function of this team is to assist managers and
4 franchisees to have the best possible employment practices
5 throughout the world and ensure compliance with local
6 laws." So, you have a team under you who basically keep a
7 check on what franchisees are doing around the world to
8 comply with your policies ----
9 A. Wait a minute.
10
11 Q. --- and recommendations?
12 A. Wait a minute. There is a lot in there. Do I need to
13 pick it all apart or -- I do not want just to answer one
14 thing and there are three or four different comments or
15 questions in there. There are consultants who are
16 available to owner/operators to assist them with regard to
17 people practices and those related things, but not
18 "compliance with". I think you have gotten into "in
19 compliance with McDonald's" I forget the words, directors
20 or whatever. That is not what they are there for.
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22 Q. But they would report back to you on a regular basis, would
23 they, about any problems that were arising around the
24 world?
25 A. I would have discussions with them, sure.
26
27 Q. Right.
28 A. But not any problems around the world. Those things of
29 significant note.
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31 Q. Well, in terms of employment?
32 A. Yes, and those things of significant note.
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34 Q. Any disputes with unions?
35 A. Or other things.
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37 Q. You presumably would oversee their work to some extent and
38 check whether you felt they were carrying it out in
39 accordance with what the Corporation wished?
40 A. I would follow up to make sure that they are doing what
41 I expected them to do.
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43 Q. Crew uniforms, that is a matter of employee or personnel
44 policy, is it not?
45 A. That we in general in the US provide a crew uniform,
46 yes.
47
48 Q. About the wearing of a crew uniform.
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50 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Where are you going now in relation to your
51 case in relation to the terms and conditions under which
52 McDonald's crew work? You must try to direct your ----
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54 MS. STEEL: I am keeping on the topic.
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56 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Well, go to it directly.
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58 MS. STEEL: OK. It is just that Mr. Stein has tried to make
59 out that they do not specify any personnel matters to
60 franchisees, and in the franchisee agreement they actually
