Day 121 - 04 May 95 - Page 61


     
     1        advocating seven years retention.
     2
     3   Q.   These records that are kept on the payroll, the reasons for
     4        leaving, just the short one you have referred to, would
     5        that include probationers, people who only stayed for three
     6        weeks?
     7        A.  I do not know.  I really do not know.  I think in
     8        stores they would not keep probationers' files.  They would
     9        probably just -- once the probationer has been found to be
    10        unsatisfactory, just get rid of them.  I cannot answer
    11        insofar as payroll is concerned.
    12
    13   MR. MORRIS:  In the coding for reasons for leaving in the
    14        payroll, how many different codes are there?  There are 20
    15        different codes?
    16        A.  I cannot remember.  I think it was about 14.
    17
    18   Q.   14?
    19        A.  The same 14 codes are used for staff and the personnel
    20        department keep it for staff, reasons for leaving, and
    21        I seem to remember -- I am not going to say that is the
    22        number, but I think it is round about 14.  I do not know
    23        what the codes are.  I cannot remember them now.
    24
    25   Q.   Right.  That is when you do your interviews, when a staff
    26        member or a crew member leaves ---
    27        A.  Exits the interview.
    28
    29   Q.   -- the interview, and that is where some box will be ticked
    30        on the reasons for leaving, or something, and that is what
    31        gets onto the computer?
    32        A.  Yes.
    33
    34   Q.   What about if someone is dismissed, that presumably is----
    35        A.  There is a number, and that indicates they have been
    36        dismissed.
    37
    38   Q.   But are there similar codes for reasons for dismissal,
    39        whether it was dishonesty or whether it was lateness or
    40        whatever?
    41        A.  I do not think so.  There may be.  A person who could
    42        probably help on this more than I can is Lynne Mead, and
    43        she is coming to give evidence.
    44
    45   Q.   Right.  If someone applies for a job and they used to work
    46        at McDonald's the Company provides references, does it not?
    47        A.  Yes.
    48
    49   Q.   To a new employer?
    50        A.  Yes. 
    51 
    52   Q.   Are the references written immediately after an employee 
    53        leaves?  You do a standard reference, do you, for that
    54        employee?
    55        A.  No, I do not think so.  I think you respond to
    56        enquiries.
    57
    58   Q.   Right.  So you have a record of the employee's general,
    59        whatever; I do not know what you call it really --
    60        general----

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