Day 203 - 12 Jan 96 - Page 41
1 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You said she went to Tolgate?
2 A. And then ultimately to Leisure World.
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4 Q. She was not demoted?
5 A. Correct; she was not demoted.
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7 MS. STEEL: Yes. She went to Tolgate and then Leisure World.
8 So she remained a First Assistant Manager, then, you are
9 saying?
10 A. Yes.
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12 Q. Is she still with the Company now?
13 A. No. She works for -- but she does work for a
14 franchisee, I understand.
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16 Q. When did she leave the Company?
17 A. When she went to work for the franchisee, which was
18 when the Colchester restaurants were franchised, which was,
19 I do not know, probably -- yes, it was August, July, August
20 1st, 1994.
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22 Q. At that time, when she went to work for the franchisee or
23 the premises were transferred to be responsibility of a
24 franchisee, was she still a First Assistant or had she been
25 promoted?
26 A. You know, I think she was promoted to Store Manager of
27 Colchester High Street by the franchisee.
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29 Q. So it was at that time of the transfer that she was
30 promoted?
31 A. Yes, or shortly afterwards; but she is now, anyway.
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33 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you want to break off there?
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35 MS. STEEL: OK, yes.
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37 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Two o'clock.
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39 (Luncheon Adjournment)
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41 MS. STEEL: How long were the notes of rap sessions kept?
42 A. I understand that they were kept until the subsequent
43 rap session is completed; and we have now stopped them
44 altogether, apparently.
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46 Q. Stopped what altogether?
47 A. Rap sessions.
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49 Q. Since when?
50 A. I am not sure exactly, but I think some time in the
51 last couple of years.
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53 Q. Do you know the reason for that?
54 A. Not exactly, no.
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56 Q. Well, even vaguely?
57 A. Something to do with -----
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59 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Can you keep your voice up, please?
60 A. Yes, certainly. I think -- I am not sure. I think we
