Day 204 - 15 Jan 96 - Page 13
1 Q. Then the clock cards were put up in the loft?
2 A. They were stored away, but I do not know actually where
3 they were stored. I was not really involved in the storing
4 of clock cards, to be honest.
5
6 Q. You said in your statement: "I do not, however, believe
7 that Ray Coton can have been docking hours as regularly or
8 as systematically or for as long as he asserted in
9 evidence. If he had been, I am certain that crew members
10 would have become aware of it and complained strongly about
11 it. As far as I am aware, they did not do so."
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13 So, that is your basis for saying that you do not believe
14 that he could have been doing it as regularly or
15 systematically or for as long as he asserted in evidence?
16 A. Also, at the time, Ray Coton set up a system where
17 every Monday, in the afternoon, I think it was his First
18 Assistant Manager at the time, Danny Izadili, did a payroll
19 surgery (as we called it), and anyone who had any problems
20 actually went to Danny; and I remember Danny commenting
21 that, you know, it was a bit of a waste of time because no
22 one ever used to come and see him.
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24 Q. No one at all?
25 A. You get occasional people, but -----
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27 Q. Did you ever go to one?
28 A. No; no reason to.
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30 Q. So do you know what happened at payroll surgeries?
31 A. Yes. People brought the payslips and tried to resolve
32 what the problem was with the payslip; a pay rise not being
33 put on correctly, a bonus that was not received.
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35 Q. They would get the clock cards down and spend ages going
36 through them
37 A. Yes, they did, yes. That was the way you had to
38 clarify the whole system.
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40 Q. But, at any rate, you say not many people ever went there?
41 A. No. I mean, I also worked -- you must appreciate that
42 I was quite heavily involved with the crew on the floor
43 and, you know, I was quite friendly with them all, and I am
44 sure if there was a problem of any sort they would have
45 said something to me. I was not unapproachable. I was
46 very approachable.
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48 Q. If it went on for three years, you would consider that a
49 long time. Would you not?
50 A. What went on for three years, sorry?
51
52 Q. The docking of crew pay, the docking of crew hours?
53 A. If it went on for three years?
54
55 Q. Yes. You would consider that a long time?
56 A. Three years is a long time, yes.
57
58 Q. You said in paragraph (11) of your statement that -----
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60 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Page 5.
