Day 207 - 23 Jan 96 - Page 67
1 any old Manager and sort it out with anybody?
2 A. If the crew member felt a need to go and communicate
3 with the same -- for instance, Geoff was not working that
4 day, and they felt they had a query, then I do not see any
5 reason why that the Manager should not deal with the
6 queries, you know, as quickly and as efficiently as
7 possible with the crew member rather than keep them
8 waiting, especially if it was near the end of the payroll
9 period, say on a Saturday, and if there was a problem with
10 their pay it may result in the fact that, due to the fact
11 that the Husky had shut down that night they may not get
12 the money, or whatever, they feel they are owed for a pay
13 period of another two weeks.
14
15 Q. But if they could not deal with it immediately it would
16 help if there was someone in particular who sorted out that
17 kind of problem, would it not?
18 A. It is helpful to have someone to go to, yes.
19
20 Q. The complaint is made in a rap session that crew are unsure
21 of who is in charge of queries, I presume you will say you
22 do not remember that at the time you read -- you do not
23 remember reading that?
24 A. No.
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26 Q. It is on page 199 if anyone wants to check. It also says
27 the crew would like a payroll surgery. Does that concern
28 you that they are not -- they are unsure of who is in
29 charge of the queries?
30 A. It does not concern me because I feel as though if the
31 crew want to approach a Manager or to, you know, query
32 their hours they can go and approach a Manager.
33
34 Q. There is also a complaint about somebody not having a clock
35 card; does that happen very often?
36 A. It happens that some individuals may start on a shift
37 without a clock card.
38
39 Q. So how are records kept of the hours that they are working?
40 A. If they start initially on a shift and they have not
41 got a clock card, the Manager who is on the shift will then
42 put one on to the system for them.
43
44 Q. But if somebody complains about it at a rap session,
45 presumably they would not be attending a rap session on
46 their very first shift?
47 A. No, not so far as I am aware.
48
49 Q. So, did it sometimes happen that crew did not get clock
50 cards for quite some time after starting?
51 A. Not to my knowledge, no.
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53 MR. MORRIS: It is gone ten past. I do not know how long
54 Mr. Rampton has, whether we should rush to finish or -----
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56 MR. JUSTICE BELL: How much longer do you think you have got to
57 go?
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59 MR. MORRIS: We are not sure.
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