Day 195 - 04 Dec 95 - Page 18
1 another Manager at the same level saying that mark had told
2 him that they should keep labour costs down to 14 per cent
3 of the total sale at tonight's shift. I can't remember
4 when this happened.
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6 6. Revenue every hour. I know that takings were calculated
7 every hour - that is all I know.
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9 7. Dismissals. I don't think this happened. However,
10 I remember one Manager saying to sally, another Floor
11 Manager: "If the store is not busy and there are too many
12 workers on, send some people home". I saw her go round but
13 no-one wanted to go home so she went back to the First
14 Manager and told him this. He said: "Pick on crew members
15 whose uniform is dirty or if not clean shaven - give an
16 excuse'. This happened in about June 1987". When you say
17 "First Manager" -----
18 A. This is First Assistant Manager, yes.
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20 Q. "8. Hostility to Trade Unions".
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22 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you mean that or just the First Manager
23 that you have mentioned in the paragraph? I say, do you
24 mean it, because you did not write it; someone else has
25 written it for you. So, are you actually saying that the
26 Manager who spoke to Sally was a First Assistant or can you
27 not really remember now?
28 A. I mean, it is such a long time ago when I wrote this
29 statement, but -----
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31 Q. I would read the paragraph as just First Manager meaning
32 the one Manager saying to Sally, because that is the First
33 Manager mentioned in the paragraph. Can you remember one
34 way or the other whether it was a First Assistant?
35 A. I could not tell.
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37 Q. It does not matter.
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39 MR. MORRIS: Do you remember if it was an Assistant Manager
40 though?
41 A. On that particular time -- I mean, I have a picture of
42 a day when it happened and the First Assistant Manager was
43 there, and this happened, but whether what I am referring,
44 the day I am referring to in my statement is the same day
45 or not, I am not sure. But the day I have got in my mind
46 it was, yes, the First Assistant Manager was in charge and
47 he did say that.
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49 MS. STEEL: "8. Hostility to Trade Unions. I do not know any
50 particular examples but there was generally", I think you
51 wanted something -----
52 A. Yes, generally a fear of McDonald's reaction to unions,
53 it should read, rather than unions itself.
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55 Q. By crew members?
56 A. By crew members.
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58 Q. I do not know whether it is worth he reading out (9)
59 because it does not make much sense on its known.
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