Day 195 - 04 Dec 95 - Page 28
1 about having -- not having had prior notice of late night
2 shifts, and that sort of thing. I used to complain to any
3 Manager who was on the shift at the time. So, if Mark was
4 there I would probably have complained to him.
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6 Q. Was he on that shift sometimes?
7 A. Yes, he was. Every now and then he was on late shifts.
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9 Q. He says in the bottom of 33: "We would never know when the
10 Area Supervisor was scheduled to visit."
11 A. Yes.
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13 Q. Could you tell anything from the attitude of Mark Davis
14 about when a Supervisor was coming down?
15 A. Yes, we could guess. I mean, Mark Davis is a person,
16 as far as I can remember, he was the type of person to get
17 nervous about visits. Whenever he was feeling particularly
18 flustered or felt under pressure to keep things in order,
19 we could guess that somebody will be coming for a visit,
20 either Area Supervisor or someone else from the Head
21 Office.
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23 Q. He says in 34: "I have no knowledge of anyone working as
24 long as 26 hours in a row". Do you have any comments on
25 that?
26 A. Well, I cannot remember -- I do not know how he cannot
27 have any knowledge because he must have checked the time
28 people worked. All I can assume is that he either does not
29 remember or he does not tell the truth there.
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31 Q. He says in 36 at the bottom of page about breaks not being
32 allotted and under 18s worked beyond hours they should have
33 done: "I have no recollection of either of these things
34 happening. With regard to breaks, it is most unlikely it
35 would be completed by 4 p.m.." Did you claim they would
36 be completed by 4 p.m.
37 A. No, I think it must be a typing mistake because I have
38 said 6 p.m., and it is very unlikely that you start your
39 shift at 3.45 and have your break finished by 4 o'clock.
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41 Q. "Breaks were deliberately staggered throughout the
42 evening". Have you got any comment about -----
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44 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What is the point about asking about that,
45 because I have had his evidence that they were not
46 deliberately staggered throughout the evening ---
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48 MR. MORRIS: OK. Mr. Davis not knowing about that.
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50 MR. JUSTICE BELL: -- normally over by 6.00 or 7.00.
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52 MR. MORRIS: Mr. Davis not knowing about -----
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54 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do not ask about that either. If I may
55 suggest, as I have done already, just if there is something
56 which particularly affects Mr. Alimi which you think it is
57 only fair to give Mr. Alimi the opportunity to deal with;
58 there may be nothing which falls into that category, but if
59 there is ask Mr. Alimi about it.
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