Day 162 - 25 Jul 95 - Page 03
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2 MR. MORRIS: Sorry. Do you remember, did he make that
3 allegation about working a week of about 97 hours when he
4 left; is that the allegation?
5 A. I heard it from Head Office, yes.
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7 Q. From Head Office?
8 A. From Head Office.
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10 Q. So he wrote to Head Office?
11 A. I do not know in what form he complained or he made the
12 allegation, but I was asked to bring up all the schedules
13 for those six or seven months of the management schedules,
14 and I reported and showed what was on the schedule.
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16 Q. Right.
17 A. I was told that he has worked 96 hours at that time.
18 He has reported to McDonald's Head Office that he worked
19 excessive hours.
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21 Q. He had reported that to Head Office?
22 A. Yes.
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24 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Just pause a moment. Do you know whether he
25 had actually reported -- were you told he reported that to
26 Head Office or that that was one of the things which came
27 on the film?
28 A. No, I would not know. I do not know the reason why it
29 came.
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31 MR. RAMPTON: Lest there should be any doubt about it, I would
32 not want the defence to think it is evidence of anything,
33 because at the moment it is in a condition of double
34 hearsay.
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36 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I appreciate that. That is another problem.
37 But I wanted to get the basis of it.
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39 (To the witness) Did you actually check the schedules
40 yourself?
41 A. Yes, sir.
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43 Q. What was the maximum you found in any one week; can you
44 remember?
45 A. The maximum was six days. That was not every week, but
46 five and six days a week.
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48 Q. But how many hours?
49 A. Eight hours.
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51 MR. MORRIS: That is the scheduled time, is it not?
52 A. That is correct.
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54 Q. People that are in salaried positions can go over their
55 schedule without, if necessary -- they do not clock in and
56 clock out, do they?
57 A. Yes, but if they do wish to go, they could go. That is
58 the time they are running a shift.
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60 Q. Yes, I understand. They do not clock in and clock out?
