Day 152 - 11 Jul 95 - Page 39


     
     1        A.  It is fairly complicated and we could, indeed, go into
     2        a lot of detail to ensure that we do, firstly, project the
     3        business correctly and then, secondly, have the right
     4        amount of people working to cover the business and deliver
     5        good QS, quality service, and cleanliness to the customers
     6        and also, you know, maintain the safety and integrity of
     7        the crew within the restaurant.
     8
     9   Q.   We heard Mr. Stanton telling us this morning, Mr. Davis,
    10        that, as a rule, he would have the full-timers (if I have
    11        understood it correctly) during the week days -- that is to
    12        say, stopping on Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
    13        Thursday -- and he would tend to bring in part-timers,
    14        Friday, Saturday, Sunday when he was Manager at Leicester?
    15        A.  It was not a rule.  He could have it mixed about.
    16
    17   Q.   He could?
    18        A.  Yes, full-timers could work Saturdays and Sundays and
    19        have two days off in the week.
    20
    21   Q.   How often would you have a part-timer working maybe one or
    22        two hours a week?
    23        A.  Part-timer working one or two hours a week?
    24
    25   Q.   A week, yes.
    26        A.  Hardly ever.  Well, never that I can remember.
    27
    28   Q.   Never.  What would be the sort of minimum period of time
    29        that a part-timer would usually work during the week
    30        minimum?
    31        A.  The minimum?  We had stipulated that we had a rule that
    32        we would never schedule less than four hours.  However,
    33        unless it was requested -- for instance, there were dinner
    34        ladies who worked Monday to Friday and only wanted to work
    35        eleven till two, so therefore they would only be scheduled
    36        a three hour shift, but that was their request rather than
    37        it was demanded that that is what they worked.
    38
    39   Q.   You said a moment ago that Colchester was a garrison town
    40         -- that is probably not the right word.
    41
    42   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I think it is, probably.
    43        A.  It is a garrison town, yes.
    44
    45   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It was from about 60 or 50 BC.
    46
    47   MR. RAMPTON:  Indeed so.
    48        A.  It is the oldest garrison town.
    49
    50   Q.   I do not suppose you have had any Romans on Saturdays! 
    51        A.  No. 
    52 
    53   Q.   Did you have any army wives working for you?
    54        A.  Yes, we had four or five, as I remember, at different
    55        periods working for us.
    56
    57   Q.   Just imagine for a moment (if you can bear the thought)
    58        that I am an army wife and I want to work maybe four or
    59        five hours on a Sunday lunchtime or it might be a Saturday?
    60        A.  Yes.

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