Day 117 - 27 Apr 95 - Page 11

     
     1        A.  That is correct, my Lord.
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     3   MR. RAMPTON:  Does it follow, Mr. Nicholson, that if you did
     4        your, say, 40 or 42 hours during the basic rate period,
     5        that is to say, between 7.00 in the morning and 7.00 in the
     6        evening, you would never get any extra breaks at all by
     7        this route?
     8        A.  No, you would get whatever your current rate was.
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    10   Q.   You get paid for the hour but it would not go up because
    11        you worked an additional two or three, or whatever it might
    12        be?
    13        A.  No.
    14
    15   Q.   Are there payments in McDonald's for what one might call
    16        good performance?
    17        A.  Yes, there are.
    18
    19   Q.   Who judges whether a crew member should be awarded a
    20        performance related increase?
         A.  The Restaurant Manager.
    22
    23   Q.   At what stage in a McDonald's person's working life in the
    24        Company does he first become entitled to a performance
    25        related increase?
    26        A.  After 21 days.
    27
    28   Q.   Is it a rare thing that a crew member will get an increase
    29        on his basic hourly rate, whatever it be?
    30        A.  Common.
    31
    32   Q.   Common?
    33        A.  Common.
    34
    35   Q.   Here we see on page 136 performance guidelines; 4 is
    36        outstanding, performance is always of exceptional quality;
    37        3 is excellent, performance consistently exceeds job
    38        requirements; 2 is good, performance meets job
    39        requirements; 1 needs improvement, performance falls short
    40        of meeting job requirements.  0, unsatisfactory,
         performance is unacceptable.
    42
    43        "Performance reviews in pay increases.  It is McDonald's
    44        policy to pay for the performance", and this is then
    45        illustrated or explained:  "Once you have successfully
    46        completed your probationary period your manager, or one of
    47        the assistant managers, will evaluate and review your job
    48        performance.  After this, once every four months one of the
    49        management team will sit down with you and discuss your
    50        performance. 
    51 
    52        At this stage your performance and pay rate will be 
    53        reviewed in line with the table below.  You will receive a
    54        copy of your performance review.  If your performance does
    55        not meet the required standards or at the manager's
    56        discretion an interim review may be conducted".
    57
    58        Again, a similar question to what I have asked many times
    59        before:  Does this actually happen on the ground?
    60        A.  Every time.