Day 181 - 01 Nov 95 - Page 26


     
     1        A.  I must say, I do not know which documents ....
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     3   Q.   I am sorry.
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     5   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Which ones are you looking at?
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     7   MR. RAMPTON:  The second page of E, my Lord.
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     9   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I seem to have got an EE stuck between the
    10        first and the second page.
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    12   MR. RAMPTON:  I am sorry, your Lordship has a document that I do
    13        not have.  (To the witness):  It is the third page.
    14        A.  Is it a table or text?
    15
    16   Q.   It is a table.
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    18   MS. STEEL:   It is like a computer print out.
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    20   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I think if Mr. Rampton reads across the top
    21        to you, we will see what -----
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    23   MR. RAMPTON:  It should have a subheading:  "Current employees
    24        by average weekly hours for the Company".
    25        A.  Yes, I do have that one.
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    27   Q.   Good, I am glad.  You will see that the figures that were
    28        given here are for three-quarters, that the current
    29        quarter, that is, the one ended 31st March 1995, the
    30        previous quarter, that is, the end of 1994, and the first
    31        quarter of 1994 as well in the last column, do you see
    32        that?
    33        A.  Yes, I do.
    34
    35   Q.   Right.  I would like you to look at the percentages which
    36        appear below the figure 11 to 20 hours which is in the
    37        left-hand column.
    38        A.  I do have that.
    39
    40   Q.   What?
    41        A.  I have that.
    42
    43   Q.   You have that.  Then you will see that 21 to 30 hours is
    44        just over 15 per cent, that 31 to 35 hours is roughly seven
    45        and a half per cent, that 36 to 39 hours is four and
    46        three-quarters per cent and the 40 to 50 hours is just over
    47        five per cent, do you see that?
    48        A.  Yes, I do.
    49
    50   Q.   The people doing overtime are the 40 to 50 hour people, are 
    51        they not, and the ones beyond, of course? 
    52        A.  Well, I would agree on the face of it, but the problem 
    53        is for a part-time employee, of course, overtime is working
    54        beyond the hours which they were expecting to work, though
    55        they still may attract a flat rate.  That is why I was
    56        generally, kind of, slightly hesitant in agreeing with you
    57        about the point about it is only full-timers that do
    58        overtime.
    59
    60        If I may just finish?  There is a characteristic in the

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