Day 184 - 06 Nov 95 - Page 22
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2 MS. STEEL: It would help me if we had a little bit more
3 because there was a bit that I missed out during the
4 examination-in-chief.
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6 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I will come back at five to.
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8 MR. MORRIS: Can the witness be asked not to talk to anybody
9 while she is giving evidence?
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11 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, do not talk to anyone about your
12 evidence unless I expressly say that you can, do you
13 understand?
14 A. Yes. I can still talk to Michelle, right?
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16 Q. Yes, of course you can but do not talk about the evidence
17 you have given or anything that she may be asked.
18 A. OK.
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20 (Short adjournment)
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22 MR. MORRIS: I cannot remember if you said amongst your
23 responsibilities, current responsibilities ---
24 A. As a Swing Manager?
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26 Q. -- as a Swing Manager, yes, do you sometimes phone people
27 up to see if they can come into work?
28 A. Yes.
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30 Q. When you need them?
31 A. Yes, when somebody else calls in sick or -----
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33 Q. What happens if you cannot get anyone?
34 A. I have never had that happen.
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36 Q. Right. Do you always get someone straightaway or do you
37 sometimes have to phone them again?
38 A. Oh, no. Usually, I -- we have a phone book with all
39 the employees' names, so I just I call the people who are
40 asking for hours first, and then if all of them are either
41 not at home or cannot work the shift, then I just start at
42 the beginning of the book with the As and I start calling
43 that way, but usually I always end up getting someone.
44 Like, I have never had -----
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46 Q. Do you have to phone someone twice and say: "I have phoned
47 everyone else and they all cannot do it, can you really
48 come in?"
49 A. No.
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51 Q. You have never had to do that?
52 A. No.
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54 Q. So when you said that you did not get enough hours and,
55 therefore, had to get a second job at one time, you said
56 other people got seconds job, do other people also feel
57 they do not get enough hours?
58 A. Most people are just trying to work as many hours as
59 they can so they can save for whatever. I mean, some
60 people work eight hours during the day and then, you know,
