Day 180 - 31 Oct 95 - Page 62


     
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     2   MR. MORRIS:  A simple question, did you see hustle in evidence
     3        in the back of house?
     4        A.  Yes.
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     6   Q.   While you were there?
     7        A.  Yes.
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     9   MR. MORRIS:  May that be a good time to stop tonight?
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    11   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It might be; it might not.  Do you have any
    12        further questions to ask in chief?
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    14   MS. STEEL:   Yes.
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    16   MR. MORRIS:  Yes.
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    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What on?  Tell me what on.
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    20   MR. MORRIS:  Labour rate percentages.  The illegal hours worked
    21        on one of the forms, what Mr. Pearson thinks about that;
    22        performance related pay, which I have forgotten about, and
    23        maybe a couple of other things.  I dealt with most of what
    24        I wanted to.
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    26   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, I have sat here quite quietly all day
    27        because one thing is interesting is what Mr. Pearson has to
    28        say, and I have sensed that your Lordship wanted to hear
    29        it.  I suffer from the disadvantage that something like 80
    30        per cent of what Mr. Pearson said I had absolutely no
    31        notice of at all.  I hear some muttering now about illegal
    32        hours.  I find nothing about that in Mr. Pearson's
    33        statement.
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    35   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I think we should go on and do your best to
    36        finish tonight so that Mr. Rampton knows overnight what new
    37        matters he has to deal with.
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    39   MR. RAMPTON:  Quite.
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    41   MR. MORRIS:  I did raise them.
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    43   MS. STEEL:   Illegal hours worked is not a new matter.  It has
    44        been brought up in evidence and Mr. Pearson is entitled to
    45        comment on it.
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    47   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Please do not let us have an argument.  Let
    48        us spend the next quarter of an hour as best as we can.
    49        Carry on until half past four.
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    51   MR. MORRIS:  I think you touched on performance related pay in 
    52        your statement and I mentioned it to the court before you 
    53        came to give evidence.  What is your view of performance
    54        related pay in the context of McDonald's where a worker may
    55        get a five or ten or 15 pence pay rise after some months at
    56        McDonald's, depending on performance analysis?
    57        A.  Performance related pay systems are fairly common now
    58        in the catering industry and Pizza Hut applies them,
    59        McDonald's applies them.
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