Day 179 - 30 Oct 95 - Page 26
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2 Q. Yes. So they would not be scheduled to do that, but they
3 might be called in to do it if they were short staffed?
4 A. No, they would be scheduled for a 4.00 close which
5 meant you would go home after the shop was cleaned, which
6 would usually mean about an hour after, an hour, hour and a
7 half, so 12.30 to 1.00. But if an important visitor was
8 coming, everyone would be told they had to work until 6.00
9 in the morning cleaning, and they would still be scheduled
10 for their 11 o'clock shift and expected to come in the next
11 day.
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13 MS. STEEL: I do not have any questions.
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15 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Thank you.
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17 Cross-examined by Mr. Rampton
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19 MR. RAMPTON: Can I try to find out some more precise dates,
20 please, Mr. Gibney? You started in June 1984 as a 16 year
21 old school leaver; is that right?
22 A. That is right.
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24 Q. On your 20th birthday you were promoted to the salaried
25 management training programme?
26 A. That is right.
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28 Q. Was that at Colchester?
29 A. It was at Colchester but the next day I was moved to
30 Milton Keynes.
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32 Q. Milton Keynes. Can I ask you this -- this is not an idle
33 enquiry for personal information -- what is the date of
34 your birthday?
35 A. 20th November.
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37 Q. That would have been in 1987 that you became 20 on
38 20th November, is that right? Have I got it right?
39 A. Yes.
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41 Q. Mr. Mark Davis was the Manager at the store for, I think,
42 about two of the years nearly when you were there; is that
43 right?
44 A. Yes, that is right.
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46 Q. Before that he had been a First Assistant?
47 A. Yes, that is right.
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49 Q. Who was Mr. Davis' predecessor as Manager?
50 A. Martin Holloway.
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52 Q. Do you know during your time there, 1984 to the end of
53 1987, November, how much of that time Frank Stanton was the
54 Area Supervisor?
55 A. Just over a year, I would say.
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57 Q. You tell us you remember a management meeting which you
58 attended, I assume, as a Floor Manager, is that right ---
59 A. Yes, that is right.
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