Day 166 - 28 Sep 95 - Page 52
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2 Q. Right. You mentioned about during the job interviews you
3 would tell the crew, the interviewee, that they would be on
4 their feet quite a lot of the time. This probably does not
5 matter, but there are not any jobs where you sit down at
6 McDonald's, are there?
7 A. The administration assistants would certainly;
8 cashiers.
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10 MR. JUSTICE BELL: We are talking about ordinary crew. They are
11 essentially on their feet for their working period; is that
12 right?
13 A. Yes.
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15 MS. STEEL: You mentioned also about -- I might leave that.
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17 MR. MORRIS: In paragraph 8 of your statement you said that
18 being particularly unpleasant to employees is a way of
19 getting rid of them?
20 A. Sorry?
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22 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You denied ---
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24 MR. MORRIS: You denied that happens.
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26 MR. JUSTICE BELL: -- you or any of the managers would be
27 particularly unpleasant in order to get a crew member to
28 leave?
29 A. Right, yes.
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31 MR. MORRIS: Then you say this could have exposed your store to
32 claims of unfair dismissal?
33 A. Yes.
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35 Q. You have to have two years' employment, do you not, to be
36 able to lodge a claim for unfair dismissal?
37 A. Yes.
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39 Q. Just going to the end of your statement about 24 hour
40 shifts. You said, "None of my staff have ever worked a 24
41 hour shift" and Mr. Magill, who you are responding to, if
42 I can find the right section ----
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44 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It is the continuation statement.
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46 MR. MORRIS: Yes.
47 A. He says the same.
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49 MR. MORRIS: He says he remembers a person called Joe. I do not
50 know if you remember a person called Joe; it is a long time
51 ago. You remember Mr. Magill. Do you happen to know
52 someone called Joe? Is it a friend of Mr. Magill or
53 someone ----
54 A. There were two or three Joe's there, that I can recall.
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56 Q. OK.
57 A. Would you like me to explain what I think he means?
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59 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Why do you not do that, and then ----
60 A. I think he is slightly confused. When he arrived at
