Day 142 - 26 Jun 95 - Page 06

     
     1   Q.   But you do not know what the guaranteed hours are or were?
     2        A.  No, I do not, sir.
     3
     4   MR. JUSTICE BELL:   Mr. Morris seems to be assuming that you
     5        have agreed that three times as many as were required for
     6        that store were actually hired.  Are you agreeing that?  So
     7        far you have just agreed it was the right number for that
     8        store and for anticipated future stores.
     9        A.  Yes, my Lord, I do not know how many stores they
    10        expected to be putting on stream at what time.  I do not
    11        know if it was three times or a few more or many more.
    12        I really do not know from first hand knowledge.
    13
    14   MR. MORRIS:  What happened to copies of this leaflet that were
    15        produced and circulated?
    16        A.  I do not know.  I have never seen it.  It would not do
    17        me any good, frankly, to see.  It is in Chinese or
    18        Mandarin, I guess.
    19
    20   Q.   You never saw a translation of it?
         A.  No, I did not.
    22
    23   Q.   You have absolutely no knowledge about what happened to
    24        that leaflet?
    25        A.  I had general information concerning the matter and
    26        I really do not recall any specifics.  It was not -- it was
    27        not something that was a big matter, from what
    28        I understood.
    29
    30   Q.   Are you aware that there was a grievance to do with
    31        clothing?
    32        A.  I am not aware that there was a clothing issue with
    33        regard to whatever this gentleman was raising.  I do not
    34        know if it arrived.  It was in that context.  I know there
    35        was a question about clothing at one time in Beijing.
    36
    37   Q.   So there was a concern by staff that they were not getting
    38        the clothing that they wanted from the Company?
    39        A.  No, that is not what I am saying.  What I am saying is
    40        I am aware that there was a question raised by someone (and
         I am not sure who) concerning some clothing, but I do not
    42        believe it was the staff, at least that is not my
    43        information.
    44
    45   Q.   The leaflet that was circulated, you have said in your
    46        affidavit, second affidavit:  "A copy of a leaflet did
    47        exist but the copy was not retained".  Who told you that?
    48        A.  One of our McDonald's people told me that.
    49
    50   Q.   If we move on to paragraph 12, the next paragraph, 
    51         "Philippines, Makati, in or around 1981/83.  The 
    52        authorities refused McDonald's a licence to set up a store 
    53        following a boycott campaign.  McDonald's responded with
    54        specially designed 'information' placemats (including
    55        admitting they were changing traditional employment
    56        practices with regard to the employment of young people) at
    57        its franchisee 'McGeorge' stores."   If we read paragraph
    58        94  ---
    59        A.  Excuse me?
    60