Day 134 - 13 Jun 95 - Page 65


     
     1        A.  Yes, so you would have to look at the individual in any
     2        case, but one point I would make (which I am sure has been
     3        made here before) is that things like benefits and so on
     4        are given by McDonald's in the same way for full timers as
     5        for part-timers, which is why I said that very often it
     6        would not be important to know whether someone was full or
     7        part-time.
     8
     9   MR. MORRIS:  So, really, it is the discretion of the management
    10        in the store whether somebody, effectively, works part-time
    11        or full-time?
    12        A.  It is linked with what the person says they are
    13        available for when they start.  The Manager could not just
    14        schedule the person either no hours or 50 hours a week if
    15        the person was not in agreement with doing that.  So -- I
    16        am sure you know that.
    17
    18   Q.   The person might leave?
    19        A.  If they were not happy because someone had scheduled
    20        them outside their availability, yes.
    21
    22   Q.   But the discretion exists with the manager?
    23        A.  There is an agreement that the person makes.
    24
    25   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I have lived in the real world for the last
    26        50 odd years and discretion has to be a practical
    27        discretion in most cases.  I have no doubt there are some
    28        loony managers around who do not exercise their discretion
    29        in that practical way, but for general purposes it has to
    30        be, has it not?
    31
    32   MR. MORRIS:  Yes, but it is another power that McDonald's
    33        managers have which I do not see existing in any other
    34        company.
    35
    36   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Then I will wait and listen to your witnesses
    37        who talk about scheduling.  I have read their statements
    38        and I know which ones you are hoping to call.  We have some
    39        material about that and we will have to see what it all
    40        comes to at the end day.  Is this really something you need
    41        to take up with Ms. Mead?
    42
    43   MS. STEEL:  Is it done on scheduled hours?  Is the distinction
    44        made on scheduled hours or is it on actual hours worked?
    45        A.  I am not sure what distinction it is you are talking
    46        about.
    47
    48   Q.   Between full and part-time.
    49
    50   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  For what purpose, you see? 
    51 
    52   MS. STEEL:  Well, you do give out statistics about what 
    53        percentage of your employees are full-time and what
    54        percentage are part-time.  Therefore, you must make some
    55        distinction between the two?
    56        A.  But equally we provide information to lots of different
    57        places.  It would be helpful if I knew which piece of
    58        information you were referring to.
    59
    60   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Just pause a moment because I think we have

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