Day 208 - 24 Jan 96 - Page 11
1 A. No. I have never turned up without giving notice --
2 never not turned up without giving notice.
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4 MS. STEEL: If you turn to page 241, just the one at the top,
5 "Rewards. What are your opinions on pay rises and rates?"
6 The answer is: "Disagree with policy on under-18s pay, do
7 the same work." I presume the complaint was that under-18s
8 ought to get the same rate as the over-18s, seeing as they
9 do the same work?
10 A. That would have been the grievance, yes.
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12 Q. Did you agree with that?
13 A. Well, at the time I was over 18, so it did not really
14 concern me. But, having worked there before as being an
15 under-18, I did not see it as unfair, particularly.
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17 Q. I presume you would have preferred to get the over-18 rate?
18 A. Well, obviously, I would have preferred to, but most of
19 the full-timers, if not all of them, are over the age of
20 18. It is the part-timers that are doing their 'A' Levels
21 that are not. So you could look at it as being an extra
22 perk for being a full-timer.
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24 Q. The over-18 part-timers do not get paid a lower rate, do
25 they?
26 A. We -----
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28 Q. They get the same as the over-18 full-timers?
29 A. They do, but we do not have that many of them, to be
30 honest, or they are very seasonal.
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32 Q. Two lines under that, where it says: "PRs are behind, but
33 the Managers are addressing that", did you agree with that
34 comment?
35 A. Not from personal experience, but from talking to other
36 people, yes, I would agree with the comment, and I would
37 agree that the Managers were doing something about it.
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39 Q. Under "Recognition" -- do you see that?
40 A. Yes.
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42 Q. "More recognition when crew worked their days off or stop
43 over." Stop overs are referring to working late, finishing
44 late on their shift?
45 A. Yes.
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47 Q. Later than you were scheduled?
48 A. Yes.
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50 Q. Did you agree with that comment?
51 A. To be perfectly honest with you, I do not really recall
52 quite a bit now. I do not see any problem with it at all.
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54 Q. Was the complaint that people felt it was being taken for
55 granted that they would stay late or come in on their days
56 off?
57 A. I would not say it was taken for granted, but they were
58 looking towards getting bonuses and other incentives to
59 actually stay on.
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