Day 153 - 12 Jul 95 - Page 60


     
     1        you have written there?
     2        A.  Yes.
     3
     4   Q.   Sometimes people were not told they would have to stay on
     5        after their scheduled hours, is that correct, before they
     6        started their shift?  Did you say:  "If people were asked
     7        to stay late the vast majority of the time they were warned
     8        about this before they started their shift", so there were
     9        occasions when people were told:  "Sorry, you have to stay
    10        on"?
    11
    12   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It actually says that in the last sentence,
    13        but he says it is on rare occasions.
    14
    15   MR. MORRIS:   So it did happen sometimes people were forced to
    16        stay on?
    17
    18   MR. RAMPTON:  Not "forced", he says "asked".
    19
    20   THE WITNESS:  They were not forced.
    21
    22   MR. RAMPTON:  Asked.
    23
    24   THE WITNESS:  Asked, yes.
    25
    26   MR. MORRIS:  If Mr. Rampton does not answer the questions, it
    27        might be helpful.  Despite Mr. Rampton's answer, it does
    28        say:  "If the crew had not finished by midnight, it was
    29        understood that the crew were allowed to leave when the
    30        work was done".  So they had to stay on until the work was
    31        completed, did they not?
    32        A.  I think this refers to a close.  If there was a close
    33        on, then -- which there was every night of the week -- then
    34        the crew were allowed to leave when the work was done, and
    35        the work was generally done about 1 o'clock which is when
    36        the close was, on average, got out.  That is all I am
    37        referring to there.
    38
    39   Q.   Sometimes it was 12.30 and sometimes it was 1.30, sometimes
    40        on odd occasions it even got as late as 3.00 or 4 o'clock,
    41        by your evidence, is it?
    42        A.  Very odd occasions.
    43
    44   Q.   I am not saying I agree, but I am just saying that is your
    45        evidence.  If we move on to 40:  "Mr. Alimi's allegations
    46        about pressure of being shouted at by Managers again
    47        exaggerated" you say.  "It is probably fair to say the
    48        store does get relatively frantic at times and orders are
    49        shouted out as the kitchen is rather noisy".  I have not
    50        got his allegations in front of me on that point, but he is 
    51        talking about being pressurised.  It is hard to know which 
    52        particular paragraph or bit you are specifically referring 
    53        to.
    54        A.  Would you like me to refer to Siamak's statement?
    55
    56   Q.   Yes.
    57        A.  Where is it?
    58
    59   Q.   I do not know.  You do not know what particular allegations
    60        you are referring to in Mr. Alimi's statement?

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