Day 154 - 13 Jul 95 - Page 20


     
     1        A.  I believe it was Company policy.
     2
     3   Q.   Why was that?
     4        A.  I have no idea.  I just accepted it at the time as
     5        Company policy.
     6
     7   Q.   You accepted it without question?
     8        A.  It seemed a reasonable policy.
     9
    10   Q.   Why did it seem reasonable? (Pause)
    11
    12   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do you have a positive feeling why it seems
    13        reasonable, or are you just not minded to argue with it?
    14        A.  I have never really thought about it until this
    15        moment.  Obviously, you do not want one or two-year olds
    16        working in your restaurant.  It just seemed a logical cut
    17        off, about school leaving age, 16.
    18
    19   MR. MORRIS:  I think Mr. Nicholson said something to the effect
    20        of -----
    21
    22   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes, I have that.  If you think there is
    23        another good reason, put it to the witness.
    24
    25   MR. MORRIS:  No.  That is fair enough.
    26
    27   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It might not have seemed a matter that he
    28        ought to give a lot of thought to, if he was just happy
    29        with what was the Company policy.
    30
    31   MR. MORRIS:  From time to time, people under school leaving age
    32        have worked at McDonald's?
    33        A.  Have they?
    34
    35   Q.   You do not know?
    36        A.  Well, they never have in any of the restaurants I have
    37        been involved with.
    38
    39   Q.   Do you sometimes have children under school leaving age
    40        working work experience in your stores?
    41        A.  Yes, I believe we do.  On occasions we have allowed
    42        people to come into the restaurants and have work
    43        experience.  We are not employing them; they are coming in
    44        to have a day, or whatever, work experience.
    45
    46   Q.   They would work in any of the jobs, would they?  They may
    47        work, for example, on the grill?
    48        A.  I believe there is some legislation that means that
    49        they would not work on the fry station.
    50 
    51   Q.   Just the fry station?  They could work on grills, but not 
    52        the fry station? 
    53        A.  I do not think we would put them on the grills.
    54
    55   Q.   Why not?
    56        A.  From the point of view of extra safety.  They are a new
    57        person, you would not want them -- you know, you would
    58        treat them with kid gloves, if you like.
    59
    60   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  My experience of youngsters coming on work

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