Day 159 - 20 Jul 95 - Page 22
1 A. Yes, sorry.
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3 Q. Can I ask you what is, at present, your hourly rate of pay?
4 A. œ5.44.
5
6 Q. œ5.44 an hour?
7 A. Yes.
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9 Q. What was it, do you remember, when you started at
10 McDonald's?
11 A. 65 -----
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13 Q. Sorry, you answer.
14 A. 65p when I first started.
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16 Q. You are, I think, now 64 years of age?
17 A. I am, correct.
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19 Q. So when you started you were 44?
20 A. Yes.
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22 Q. Before you started at McDonald's did you look at 65p an
23 hour, did you look and see what other jobs might suit you
24 and how much they would pay?
25 A. Yes, I went after 2 or 3 jobs; one was pay of 50p;
26 another one was 55p.
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28 Q. What sort of jobs were those?
29 A. One was in, like, a sweet shop and one was in, like, a
30 drapery store.
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32 Q. Through your time at McDonald's, all 20 years, have you
33 ever held a salaried post or have you always been paid by
34 the hour?
35 A. I have always been paid by the hour.
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37 Q. Have you ever worked full-time for McDonald's?
38 A. No.
39
40 Q. What is the longest shift you have ever done in a day while
41 you have been at McDonald's?
42 A. Approximately about five to six hours.
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44 Q. Have you ever worked nights?
45 A. No.
46
47 Q. Are you married?
48 A. Yes.
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50 Q. Do you have children?
51 A. I have five daughters.
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53 Q. When you started at McDonald's in 1975 how many of your
54 five daughters were still at home?
55 A. Four.
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57 Q. Four. Were they still, in those days, in full-time
58 education?
59 A. Yes.
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