Day 118 - 01 May 95 - Page 36
1 MR. JUSTICE BELL: The point is it is not -----
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3 THE WITNESS: It is not the kind of uniform they would want to
4 wear.
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6 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No-one would go to the disco in their
7 McDonald's uniform -----
8 A. No, unless it is a McDonald's disco!
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10 MR. MORRIS: It came up in the context ---
11 A. Benefit.
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13 Q. -- that you were talking about the wages.
14 A. Yes.
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16 Q. That you considered that on top of the wages, which may be
17 considered to be low or otherwise, there were these
18 additional ---
19 A. Benefits.
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21 Q. -- benefits such as a uniform which is compulsory anyway.
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23 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Did you actually mention the uniform as a
24 benefit?
25 A. Yes, I think I did, my Lord.
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27 MR. RAMPTON: No, he did not. It is in his statement, my Lord
28 He did not mention it in his evidence.
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30 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I do not think he did in evidence.
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32 MR. RAMPTON: No, he did not. The question I asked was: "In
33 addition to pay, do they get any collateral benefits of any
34 kind?" Answer: "Yes, several bonuses, food" and so on and
35 so forth. He did not mention uniforms in evidence.
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37 THE WITNESS: But I would include that.
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39 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You would include it?
40 A. Yes.
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42 MR. MORRIS: So, if the company did not provide free food -----
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44 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I do not know whether you really need to go
45 into that much further. It might be said that it is a
46 benefit in a sense that if you spill something down your
47 clothing, the clothing you are wearing in McDonald's, at
48 least it will not be your clothing. On the other hand, it
49 is clearly very much in the interests of the employer that
50 they wear McDonald's uniforms. It is all part of the
51 presentation.
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53 MR. MORRIS (To the witness): But, in terms of the food that you
54 provide for free, I believe, is it still the case that
55 staff are not allowed to bring their own food in to the
56 stores?
57 A. I am not sure. This is a matter which has been
58 discussed, I know. I am not sure what the current position
59 is.
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