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     1        they had ceased working.  In such circumstances the same
     2        strict tests would be applied as those used when cooking
     3        meat, to ensure that undercooked products would not be
     4        served to customers".  Do you stand by your statement so
     5        far?
     6        A.  I do.
     7
     8   Q.   "Maintenance and Repair:  Logan's comments on maintenance
     9        and repair are again inaccurate in many respects.  The
    10        electrocution incident referred to, concerned an employee
    11        in one of the Manchester restaurants.  Jagon Flint was and
    12        continues to be the restaurant's official maintenance
    13        worker.  He began working as a Crew Member, at which time
    14        he held a certificate in basic electrical safety.  He
    15        completed First Aid and Safety At Work Courses and
    16        subsequently qualified as an electrical engineer.
    17
    18        It is correct to say that Managers are sometimes required
    19        to repair toasters, however they must first have completed
    20        an appropriate training course.  In my experience at Bath
    21        there have always been spare toasters available to replace
    22        broken ones during busy periods and I have never seen
    23        toasters patched up with blue plasters, as alleged.
    24
    25        Hustle:  I agree with Logan's definition of 'hustle' as
    26        meaning 'get a move on'.  However, I do not recall the term
    27        being used to justify Crew Members running anywhere in the
    28        restaurant, since this would obviously be dangerous to
    29        employees and customers alike.
    30
    31        I was not aware that Michael Logan applied for promotion in
    32        early 1994.  However, I understand that he submitted an
    33        application form to the Area Human Resources Department and
    34        that he attended at least one interview.  Applicants would
    35        normally be expected to go through an 'orientation' and a
    36        probationary period, following which, if they are
    37        successful, they will be offered promotion.  I do not
    38        recall and have been unable to trace any records showing
    39        that Logan received an offer of promotion and so I am
    40        unable to comment on the reasons he gives for declining his
    41        alleged promotion.  It is possible that he did not in fact
    42        attend the orientation stage for some reason.
    43
    44        I recall that Logan resigned around October or November
    45        1994.  He left the restaurant on the day that he announced
    46        his resignation, without giving further notice.
    47        I understood that he had secured a contract to work as a
    48        sculptor, which was something he had wanted to do for some
    49        time.  About three weeks after his departure I learned that
    50        the contract had fallen through.  Shortly afterwards Logan 
    51        telephoned me to ask whether he could have his old job 
    52        back.  I spoke to Phil Cummings, the Store Manager at the 
    53        time, and we both decided to refuse his request, since he
    54        had shown himself to be irresponsible and unreliable in
    55        resigning without giving notice,, thus leaving the
    56        restaurant short staffed.
    57
    58        Finally, I would dispute Logan's allegation that McDonald's
    59        'treats its employees as a cost and not a resource, with
    60        little regard to their rights or well being'.  At bath

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