Day 120 - 03 May 95 - Page 48


     
     1        the McDonald's Employee Handbook; is that correct?
     2        A.  I have got to accept it is.  It is in his statement.
     3
     4   Q.   It is in his statement -- I think it is page, for any
     5        shadow of doubt -- on page ---
     6        A.  I will accept that it is his.
     7
     8   Q.  -- page 12, paragraph 41, he says: "In 1978 the basic
     9        starting rate was 85 pence per hour".  Then over the page,
    10        the first complete sentence on page 13: "It is clear from
    11        the Employee Handbook in publication at the time, at
    12        appendix 4."
    13        A.  Yes.
    14
    15   MS. STEEL:  Why did, was it, Mr. Makin give you an explanation
    16        of what had happened?
    17        A.  I talked to him about it on a visit there.
    18
    19   Q.   You asked him about it, did you?
    20        A.  Yes.
    21
    22   Q.   Why did you ask him about it?
    23        A.  I was just interested.
    24
    25   Q.   Why were you interested?
    26        A.  I cannot remember now.  No particular reason.  He add
    27        dismissed two employees who had claimed they had been
    28        dismissed for unionisation.  I asked him what the
    29        circumstances were.
    30
    31   Q.   Why should you care?
    32        A.  It is my role to care.
    33
    34   Q.   Your role as Head of Personnel?
    35        A.  And in this case as advisor and consultant on personnel
    36        matters to a franchisee.
    37
    38   Q.   That is as well, you are saying?
    39        A.  That is in addition, because he is a franchisee.
    40
    41   MR. MORRIS:  We will move on to another subject.  Actually just
    42        before we leave, sorry have you still got that file?
    43        A.  Yes, the statement.
    44
    45   Q.   Yes, if we could check page 1042?
    46        A.  Could you remind me of the-----
    47
    48   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  1042
    49
    50   MR. MORRIS:  Yes, sorry is that the right?  It is in that same 
    51        tab? 
    52        A.  The tab was 19.  I do not have numbers like that. 
    53
    54   MR. MORRIS:  Sorry.  It is part of the Crew Handbook.
    55
    56   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Give a paragraph in the Crew Handbook.
    57
    58   MR. MORRIS:  I have internal page number, page 6 in the
    59        Handbook?
    60        A.  Yes.  Page 6 in the Handbook.

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