Day 121 - 04 May 95 - Page 24
1 that managers face difficulties.
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3 Q. Is that the general position with company policies, that
4 they are guidelines, but, you know, in the real world, and
5 practically speaking, you are not always going to comply?
6 A. There are certain company policies which cannot be
7 broken, but the question of hours is one for the manager
8 and his operational supervisors to control.
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10 Q. Are there any personnel rights that cannot infringed by
11 management under any circumstances?
12 A. What do you mean by "personnel rights"?
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14 Q. The rights of the crew members?
15 A. Well, tell me.
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17 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Put one to him which you think might be
18 important.
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20 MS. STEEL: I am just asking whether there are any.
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22 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I know, the trouble is unless you have put a
23 specific one, I am not going to draw any conclusion other
24 than he might not just have thought of it at this moment
25 whilst he is in the witness box. The trouble with these
26 sort of general questions: "Can you think of?" -- to coin a
27 favourite phrase of Mr. Rampton's -- it is "blindingly
28 obvious" that there is something which the witness ought to
29 think of, you may be able to make a comment. It might just
30 be that at 10 past 12 on this, the 4th May, he did not
31 think of it. So if there is something specifically you
32 have in mind, ask him, and this will not just slip through
33 unnoticed.
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35 MR. MORRIS: I am trying to think what rights crew members may
36 actually have, that management do not have a right to
37 overrule. Can you, at this time, on this day, can you
38 think of any -----
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40 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You have worked for the Post Office and, no
41 doubt, in various other capacities; think of one there that
42 would have set the place on fire if it had been breached by
43 management ---
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45 MR. MORRIS: Quite a lot of things. For example -----
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47 MR. JUSTICE BELL: -- which would have some context in this,
48 like pinching a letter or something like that.
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50 MR. MORRIS: I am trying to think. In terms of hours worked.
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52 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It has to be something you have evidence on
53 which is actually happening, to be of any use.
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55 MR. MORRIS: There are no guaranteed hours at McDonald's, are
56 there?
57 A. No.
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59 Q. Even for people on full-time?
60 A. Full-time.
