Day 117 - 27 Apr 95 - Page 09

     
     1        and the operational team supervising that restaurant will
     2        decide who has earned that particular award.  They get one
     3        award of £250 per year.
     4
     5   Q.   Your paragraph 17 of your statement says, I think, £150?
     6        A.  That is a typing error; that should be £250.  It always
     7        has been £250.
     8
     9   MR. MORRIS:  Sorry, what paragraph was that?
    10
    11   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  17.
    12
    13   MR. RAMPTON:  The relevant page in tab 3 is 143, my Lord.  (To
    14        the witness): What about scholarships?
    15        A.  Yes, we provide, I believe it is, 12 scholarships a
    16        year, and it used to be second and third year students, of
    17        £1,000 per year.
    18
    19   Q.   I think, in fact, one looks at page 274 of tab 5 in this
    20        volume, one sees that by 1992 they go done from £1,000 to
         £750?
    22        A.  Yes, the reason for that was we included the first
    23        year, so it is paid three times rather than twice.
    24
    25   Q.   So it is a smaller amount for a longer period.
    26        A.  Yes, it is a greater amount all told.
    27
    28   Q.   Can I come to the actual rates of pay themselves?  Can
    29        I start, first of all, with what one might call the rates
    30        for different shifts?  Could you, please, turn back to page
    31        118 in this tab which, I hope, is a section headed "Pay"?
    32        A.  Yes.
    33
    34   Q.   It says:  "Your hourly rate of pay will depend on the times
    35        you are required to work.  Three rates of pay are
    36        applicable.  Regular rate applies when working between
    37        7 a.m. and 7 p.m.  Evening rate applies when working
    38        between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m..  Premium rate applies when
    39        working between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m."  Mr. Nicholson, do all
    40        the stores work between 11.00 at night and 7.00 in the
         morning?
    42        A.  They will work for some hours between 11.00 at night
    43        and 7.00 in the morning.  They do not all have permanent
    44        staff on 24 hours.  Some of the smaller stores will.
    45
    46   Q.   It was a poor question, what I meant was are they
    47        all  -----
    48
    49   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do you mean after 11.00 or before 7.00,
    50        really? 
    51 
    52   MR. RAMPTON:  Yes.  I was wondering to what extent the stores 
    53        are open to serve the public between those hours?
    54        A.  I would say the majority of stores still close at
    55        11 p.m. but then you have closing work to do.  A number of
    56        stores, however, stop open.
    57
    58   Q.   There is a chap called the Night Closer who gets a bit more
    59        than other people do; is that right?
    60        A.  Yes, if they have a Night Closer then they do not have