Day 168 - 03 Oct 95 - Page 23
1 request.
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3 Q. Yes, but in terms of people coming up to scratch, are we
4 talking about just the odd person once a month or is that
5 something that was regularly a concern every week for three
6 or four staff?
7 A. It is very much a sort of ongoing thing. You assess
8 people's performance constantly, but the actual need to
9 buddy someone up with someone would arise very
10 occasionally, perhaps once or twice a month.
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12 Q. So, really, this extra effort you talk about is something
13 really that happened once or twice a month?
14 A. Are you talking about the buddying up of a crew member,
15 for instance?
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17 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Let me ask a question. I really think we are
18 getting bogged down on minutiae now. You have put your
19 case about forcing them out. I am really reluctant that
20 you should go through the statement looking at every line.
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22 MR. MORRIS: No, I am not going to do that.
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24 MR. JUSTICE BELL (To the witness): What you are being asked is
25 about how often did something need to be done about
26 someone's performance, whether it was just taking them on
27 one side and having a bit of a chat, trying to find what
28 the problem was, or whether it was buddying them up with
29 someone or -----
30 A. Well, I would estimate that you would get that perhaps
31 once or twice a month.
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33 MR. MORRIS: I do not know if you want to have a stenographer's
34 break?
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36 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I was going to see if we can press ahead, but
37 if you want five minutes to help yourself, you will have
38 it.
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40 MR. MORRIS: We are happy to continue but really for the
41 stenographer.
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43 MR. JUSTICE BELL: We will carry on.
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45 MR. MORRIS (To the witness): Do you remember an incident where
46 you threw a spatula at somebody in the store?
47 A. No, I do not. No, I do not. Did you have anyone in
48 particular in mind or ......
49
50 Q. I do not know the individual that it was thrown at, if it
51 was thrown. Do you read the notes of the rap sessions?
52 A. I do when they come back, yes.
53
54 Q. Right.
55 A. We have a Managers' meeting to discuss them.
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57 Q. Is it true that in rap sessions you have been criticised as
58 being aggressive by some of the crew members at the rap
59 session?
60 A. It is true to say that perhaps people have made that
