Day 122 - 05 May 95 - Page 39
1 A. I am spelling out to the licensees what the regulations
2 are.
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4 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You put have put your point, Mr. Morris.
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6 MR. MORRIS: Yes.
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8 MS. STEEL: When you said previously that compared to other
9 workers in the catering industry the wages were reasonable,
10 you thought, or whatever it was that you said?
11 A. Yes.
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13 Q. In terms of the catering industry, what were you referring
14 to there?
15 A. Our competitors.
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17 Q. So just other burger chains?
18 A. No, anyone in the catering industry.
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20 Q. Anyone in the catering industry?
21 A. Yes.
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23 Q. Restaurants?
24 A. Yes.
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26 Q. Cafes?
27 A. Well, I did not -- (indecipherable).
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29 Q. Hotel bar, whatever?
30 A. No, I do not count those as competitors, not hotels,
31 but any of the main chain restaurants.
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33 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Did you say "yes" to cafes or not?
34 A. I said "yes" to cafes but then, of course, I realised
35 that there is Ted's Cafe down on the Edgware Road, and
36 things like that. I do not trouble what they pay.
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38 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No, I suppose the difficulty is if they are
39 one-off, small ---
40 A. Yes, I do not bother.
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42 Q. -- you do not know; it is difficult it ascertain?
43 A. Absolutely, but I used to make sure I was aware of what
44 all the main chain restaurants were paying.
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46 MS. STEEL: So, solely chains?
47 A. In the restaurant business?
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49 Q. Yes.
50 A. Yes, because I could not possibly track every cafe and
51 restaurant.
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53 Q. No, you do not have to go to everyone, but could you have
54 made some enquiries about -----
55 A. I went to those that I thought were appropriate.
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57 Q. So that was places like Pizza Hut, Burger King?
58 A. Well, I went to those I thought were appropriate.
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60 Q. Yes, I am just trying to get a picture of what exactly it
