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                                                   KIM MOFFATT, Examined:
 
 
 
     1        it is just on the computer; and anything over and above
     2        that will show up.
     3
     4   Q.   As an excess?
     5        A.  Yes.
     6
     7   Q.   For what period of time does the computer count the hours
     8        and the excess hours?
     9        A.  Well, it is obviously calculated every evening when you
    10        close down the Hunter, and there is through a fortnight; so
    11        that is actually like a pay period.
    12
    13   Q.   So the total which we see on the next week -- we can look
    14        at them if we have to; you are familiar with them and so
    15        are we -- the total which we see on the excess hours sheets
    16        sometimes increases from one day to the next?
    17        A.  Yes.
    18
    19   Q.   So the period during which that happens is a fortnight?
    20        A.  Yes.
    21
    22   Q.   In other words, a pay period?
    23        A.  Yes.
    24
    25   Q.   What is the number of hours for a full-timer over which the
    26        hours are excess?
    27        A.  39.
    28
    29   Q.   Did your Heathrow excess hours and zero hour sheets have
    30        the same notification, "F" and "P", for full-time and
    31        part-time?
    32        A.  Yes.
    33
    34   MR. MORRIS:  I know I can wait until cross-examination, but
    35        I was not sure if that was completely clear about the
    36        fortnight, how it relates to the fortnight; the excess
    37        hours, how they relate to the weekly and hours and the
    38        fortnightly -----
    39
    40   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I suggest you take it up yourself when you
    41        come to it, because Mr. Rampton may ask.  It is not clear
    42        to me whether that is just Company policy or something
    43        which is in some statutory provision for some reason.
    44
    45   MR. RAMPTON:  I think it was statutory until the beginning of
    46        1990, and then I think it disappeared; and I think
    47        your Lordship has heard evidence that the Company
    48        nevertheless continued doing it.
    49
    50   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I understand that, the after 10 or after 
    51        12 --- 
    52 
    53   MR. RAMPTON:  Sorry, that is my fault.
    54
    55   MR. JUSTICE BELL: -- but the 20 hours or 39 hours, because
    56        I thought excess hours -- we had had some reference which
    57        made me think it was a term of art to do with legislation.
    58        I may be completely wrong about that.
    59
    60   MR. RAMPTON:  Your Lordship is absolutely right.  I got
 
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