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1 because he was dislikeable, and dislikeable in McDonald's
2 term in that environment means if you do not conform to the
3 norm and you do not -- and you question the management
4 decisions. It could very well be that he was questioning
5 some management decisions and, therefore, he was called by
6 management as a dislikeable person and he was dismissed
7 because of that.
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9 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you actually yourself know anything about
10 Paul Jackson's dismissal?
11 A. I do not know much. I mean, it was very early days for
12 me.
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14 Q. I do not want you to tell me what other people told you.
15 The information you had in your first statement came from
16 Simon Gibney, but did you actually witness anything
17 happening with him with regard to the dismissal of Paul
18 Jackson?
19 A. All I can remember is that he was picked on
20 continuously. He was pressured continuously. He was
21 picked on because of probably dirty or greasy uniform, long
22 hair, and sending back -- he was sent back home as soon as
23 he was clocked, he had clocked on for the shift, and this
24 type of incident. That is all I can remember.
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26 MR. MORRIS: Did other people at the time also have greasy
27 uniforms?
28 A. Yes, including myself, I could come in in creased
29 uniform and greasy uniform and if it was busy, or generally
30 I was not picked on.
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32 Q. I am not going to comment on 31; it does not really ask
33 about that. I think you have dealt with 32.
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35 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do not go through -- he has given his
36 evidence. It is only if there is something which is
37 particularly related to Mr. Alimi, then I can understand
38 it. For instance, you asked about the impression that
39 Mr. Davis said he had made on him. I understand that, but
40 the issues are pretty clear.
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42 MR. MORRIS: The last line in 32: "I never heard anything from
43 him which could be classed as discontent". Do you want to
44 make any comment about that? This is Mark Davies saying
45 that?
46 A. Well, you should ask him that. I mean, I very
47 frequently made my point and on questions where I disagreed
48 with. Admittedly, I did not really have -- I did not see
49 much of Mark Davis himself. I did not, you know, have a
50 close relationship with him to be able to complain to him
51 directly, but I nevertheless complained to the management
52 -- maybe not him.
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54 Q. Did you ever complain to Mark Davies directly about
55 anything?
56 A. I do not remember now.
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58 Q. You cannot remember -----
59 A. It is very possible that when he was on the shift, on
60 the late night shifts or closes, I could have complained
