Day 169 - 04 Oct 95 - Page 46
1 specific Managers in relation to their attitude to the
2 crew, how they dealt with the crew, their job knowledge
3 etc, etc., and that would relate to all Managers --
4 salaried and Floor Managers.
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6 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Mr. Morris -- I meant to ask before
7 Mrs. French was called -- my copy of Mr. Cranna's statement
8 has some parts which look as if there was something there
9 once upon a time but no longer is. I am not the least
10 concerned if that is the position. What I am concerned is
11 if there is something there which I have should be able to
12 read but cannot.
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14 MR. MORRIS: No. I can say what happened, if you like.
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16 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You need not because I am not supposing there
17 is anything sinister. All I am concerned is if I just get
18 a poor copy, so let me just hand you down a page.
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20 MR. MORRIS: It will be the same as mine.
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22 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, we have all got it.
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24 MR. MORRIS: They are all the same because I sent in a copy of
25 the statements and he blanked out bits himself.
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27 MR. JUSTICE BELL: That is fair enough.
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29 MR. MORRIS: Then signed one that he was happy with. Yes, it is
30 identical.
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32 MR. JUSTICE BELL: That is all right. As long as I am not
33 missing anything because of the poor copy.
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35 MR. MORRIS: I did not blank out any bits myself.
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37 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do not worry.
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39 MR. MORRIS: I think we might have blanked out the address.
40 That was when it was agreed that we would not have to give
41 the addresses of our witnesses. Right. (To the witness):
42 You said about the policy, McDonald's had a policy of
43 people not talking to the press; is that correct?
44 A. At one point in time that was not correct. In the
45 original days then crew would talk to the press, but
46 because of the comments that they made being written out of
47 context, yes, then McDonald's decided that it was better
48 that all press enquiries were dealt with from Head Office.
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50 Q. There is a specific thing in the crew handbook, is there
51 not, about talking to press? It is a policy not to do so?
52 A. Yes.
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54 Q. Do you know when that was introduced?
55 A. It has been a few years now. I do not remember what
56 year it was introduced.
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58 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Was it before you went you became a
59 franchisee or not?
60 A. Yes, it was.
