Day 195 - 04 Dec 95 - Page 66


     
     1        about the hours that you worked?
     2        A.  I regard anything in this statement as the truth.
     3
     4   Q.   Regularly worked until 3 or 4 a.m. often, even 6 or 7
     5        regularly, Mr. Alimi?
     6        A.  Yes, it might be a matter of interpretation for
     7        McDonald's.  It might be an accepted practice to keep
     8        people on after the end of their shift, but I would not
     9        regard it as fair, so I would, as I did when I had the
    10        opportunity, I did protest against it, and I tried to help
    11        those who were still at McDonald's working to get their
    12        rights.
    13
    14   MR. RAMPTON:  Thank you.
    15
    16                    Re-Examined by the Defendants.
    17
    18   MR. MORRIS:  Just to clarify something.  You did raise it
    19        originally.  When you used the word "Management" in your
    20        statement you said something to Mr. Rampton about there was
    21        a collective, you had a collective impression about the
    22        management?
    23        A.  Yes, that is right.
    24
    25   Q.   When you use the word "Management" in your statement is
    26        that what you are referring to?
    27        A.  That is right.  When you start working at McDonald's
    28        they tell you that whoever is above you is your Manager.
    29        Therefore, you take whatever they say as read.  So you do
    30        not question it.    You do not go to the person above him
    31        or her and say that, "You know this person has told me to
    32        do that, is it correct or not?" Basically, it is a
    33        hierarchial management system and they tell you that your
    34        on-line Manager is such and such a person or group of
    35        Managers.
    36
    37   Q.   But you said that you spoke sometimes to the Shift Running
    38        Managers, to Assistant Managers, to Floor Managers?
    39        A.  Yes, that is right.   Can I just clarify something
    40        about it?  Very frequently I was on a shift where the Floor
    41        Managers were actually running the shift in the absence of
    42        any other Manager.
    43
    44   Q.   They would be in charge?
    45        A.  They would be in charge of the shift and no other
    46        Manager was actually in the store.  So who else would you
    47        regard as your Manager under those circumstances?  If you
    48        had any complaint you would obviously go to these Managers
    49        rather than call up somebody at home, you know, who is
    50        higher up. 
    51 
    52   Q.   Who told you that Paul Jackson was sacked for gross 
    53        misconduct?
    54        A.  I think it was Simon Gibney, but I could not be sure.
    55
    56   Q.   Mr. Rampton asked you a question about Steve Harney.
    57        I cannot find it.  Somewhere in your statement you said
    58        something about him being Assistant Manager.  Then to
    59        answer Mr. Rampton you said he was a Floor Manager?
    60        A.  Yes.

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