Day 117 - 27 Apr 95 - Page 18
1 669? By this time the Wages Council has drawn in its horns
2 so far as generating pages is concerned?
3 A. Yes.
4
5 Q. There we see what they say should be the minimum rates for
6 people 21 years or over?
7 A. That is right.
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9 MR. MORRIS: Sorry, are we on 669 now?
10 A. Yes.
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12 MR. RAMPTON: We see the rate, do we not, the basic rate £2.10
13 per hour for 21 or over is the same as the basic day time
14 rate for 18 or over in the provinces at McDonald's?
15 A. Yes.
16
17 Q. That is right?
18 A. Yes, we kept that down to 18 year-olds and paid that as
19 the minimum starting wage in provincial towns.
20
21 Q. For the first 21 days?
22 A. For the first 21 days.
23
24 Q. For that time of the day?
25 A. That is for that time of the day.
26
27 Q. I would like you to turn, please, to tab 29 and we start in
28 1988. 671 appears -- correct me if I am wrong -- to go
29 with 670; is that right?
30 A. Yes, that is the outside London.
31
32 Q. That is outside London?
33 A. Yes.
34
35 Q. Again we see crew, 18 plus, 2.20 for the day-time shift?
36 A. Yes.
37
38 Q. Tab 30 at page 678, Wages Council, same year, again we see
39 220 is the basic minimum?
40 A. Yes.
41
42 Q. For 21 years or above?
43 A. Yes.
44
45 Q. Mr. Nicholson, perhaps a more useful document, page 672
46 within this tab 29: Here is a tabular history of hourly
47 paid rates?
48 A. Rates, yes.
49
50 Q. Tell us how this document ----
51
52 MR. MORRIS: Sorry, which page are we on now?
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54 MR. JUSTICE BELL: 672. If we could just take it very steadily
55 because by the time one has turned over and made a note of
56 the page number -- I know we have it on CaseView, but it is
57 sometimes easier just to note down the page over.
58
59 MR. RAMPTON: I will slow down, but one is anxious not to cause
60 too much tedium with paper work and figures.
