Day 155 - 14 Jul 95 - Page 41
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2 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I have no trouble with calling a room the
3 "crew room" because it is primarily for the use of the
4 crew, although anyone else can go into it without asking.
5 It does not knock me back.
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7 MR. MORRIS: I think that is a bit of a development.
8 (To the witness): So that would be standard practice then
9 for McDonald's, that the crew room is, in fact, for
10 anybody, not just crew?
11 A. Yes, I mean there are Floor Managers that take their
12 breaks in there.
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14 Q. But salaried Managers can take breaks in there if they want
15 to?
16 A. Yes, some restaurants do not have the facility of a
17 Manager's office.
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19 MR. JUSTICE BELL: How big was the crew room at Seven Sisters?
20 Use something in the court, for instance, to give -- was it
21 more or less square?
22 A. Yes, it was square.
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24 Q. For instance, those book shelves behind you, would it be
25 more than that in width or less, the one with six sections
26 in it over by your right shoulder?
27 A. It would probably be from, say, where you are, sir, to
28 here, maybe going up to this, where the green bag is. It
29 was quite large.
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31 MR. MORRIS: Had any leaflets about unions been given out
32 outside the store around this time or previous or
33 afterwards?
34 A. No.
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36 Q. They had not?
37 A. Not that I am aware of.
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39 Q. You would know if they did, would you?
40 A. Well, yes, because Seven Sisters has got -- it is the
41 only restaurant where the kitchen can see out into the
42 street. It is all glass. It has not got a front, so every
43 member of staff would be able to see the front of the
44 restaurant.
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46 Q. It is the only store in the country like that, is it?
47 A. Well, in those days it was -- I do not know now.
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49 Q. So when the stores are designed now, they are designed so
50 that the kitchen area is not in view of the public; is that
51 correct?
52 A. I do not know. That is not my field.
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54 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It is just a question of siting, is it not?
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56 MR. MORRIS: It was the second store opened in this country, was
57 it not?
58 A. That is correct.
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60 Q. You said the leaflets were not removed from any crew
