Day 120 - 03 May 95 - Page 25

     
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     2   MR. MORRIS:  Right.  (To the witness):  That is just a general
     3        prohibition?
     4        A.  Yes.
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     6   Q.   But, in fact, that can be waived in the cases of collection
     7        for charity; is that correct?
     8        A.  It says "basic guidelines".  If it is an authorised
     9        collection, and we do have authorised collections for
    10        children's charities, they can be collected.
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    12   Q.   On that page, 130, it says:  "(b)  Because your time card
    13        records your own hours worked, you must only use your own
    14        card; you must never use another employee's time card"?
    15        A.  Can you just direct me again?
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    17   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It is page 130 in tab 3.
    18        A.  Thank you, my Lord.  It is (b):  "Because your time
    19        card records your own hours worked, you must only use your
    20        own card".  Yes.
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    22   MR. MORRIS:  "You must never use another employee's time card".
    23        A.  No.
    24
    25   Q.   If you did use another employee's time card, that
    26        transgresses one of these clauses.  What happens, is that a
    27        serious offence, the use of another -----
    28        A.  I think if you go back to the Gross Discipline, the
    29        discipline you will find that that is one of the specific
    30        things, using someone else's -----
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    32   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, it is (b) on page 46.
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    34   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  While we are on 146, K at the top, posting,
    35        et cetera, notices on notice boards without authorisation
    36        is an example of misconduct which may lead to disciplinary
    37        action being taken.
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    39   MR. MORRIS:  Right.
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    MR. JUSTICE BELL:  But, in any event, if you do something in
    42        contravention of a company rule, I suppose that is
    43        disobedience ---
    44        A.  Of course it is.
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    46   Q.   -- or failure to obey instructions and so on, so will come
    47        in under capital paragraph A?
    48        A.  Indeed it could do; it would depend upon the severity.
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    50   MR. MORRIS:  Yes.  So, all I am saying is the guidelines and 
    51        responsibilities, they are not just there for the fun of 
    52        it, they are rules? 
    53        A.  Yes, they are.  They are guidelines that that is -----
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    55   Q.   That have to be followed?
    56        A.  They should be followed, yes.
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    58   Q.   And would lead to discipline if you transgressed?
    59        A.  Almost certainly.
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