Day 195 - 04 Dec 95 - Page 33
1 supplementary statement. Yes. Just one point on page 4
2 about under 18s in which he says, the second sentence in
3 this paragraph: "When I was Area Supervisor for Clacton
4 and Colchester, this is one of the things that under 18s
5 working illegal hours I regularly checked on on my two or
6 three weekly visits to the restaurants." He says over the
7 page: "I have never come across the practice of clocking
8 out young people at the proper time and keeping them on at
9 the restaurant on payment of a bonus". Have you any
10 comment on that?
11 A. Yes. I can tell you that it happened and what I have
12 said in my statement is true, and I would have said it is
13 impossible for any other Manager or Floor Manager to do
14 that without the direct knowledge of the Area Supervisor or
15 the Store Manager.
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17 Q. Especially if he was checking on it?
18 A. That is right, especially if he was checking on it.
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20 Q. The very last point was on page 6 -- this will be my last
21 question, I think - he says "hustle", he never interpreted
22 it or seen it interpreted as running or sliding. Do you
23 have any comment on that?
24 A. It may not have been interpreted as that by him, but by
25 the crew members, when they are already rushing around and
26 he arrives in the kitchen and says: "Come on, let us have
27 some hustle", what else could it mean? You know, move
28 faster, and you cannot do that without sliding because you
29 are already going at maximum speed anyway.
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31 Q. Was Frank Stanton ever involved in the running of the
32 store?
33 A. Running of the store?
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35 Q. Did you ever have any direct experience of Frank Stanton
36 giving instructions, or anything like that, regarding
37 hustle?
38 A. Oh, yes, he would frequently, he would have come in
39 specially on busy shifts, and the first thing he would say
40 to the crew is: "Let us see some hustle; let us get
41 moving".
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43 Q. The last questions, it is just verifying really your diary,
44 do you have the original?
45 A. Yes, I have the original here.
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47 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Am I to put this behind Mr. Alimi's first
48 statement?
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50 MR. MORRIS: Yes, it might be helpful, yes. (To the witness):
51 You have the original with you?
52 A. Yes, I do.
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54 MR. MORRIS: People have to take my word for it. These copies
55 are the copies of the original.
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57 MR. RAMPTON: No, my Lord. We do not have to take Mr. Morris's
58 word for that at all. We are entitled to inspection of the
59 original, I believe. I notice, in particular, that I have
60 only been given 20th March, I think, through to 20th June
