Day 195 - 04 Dec 95 - Page 15


     
     1        A.  To the first statement and -----
     2
     3   Q.   Were they asking you for more details about your first
     4        statement?
     5        A.  They were asking for more details, yes.
     6
     7   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I think all I need to know, was that second
     8        statement made up as a result of a solicitor taking notes
     9        of answers you made in relation to various topics or did
    10        you write it out yourself?
    11        A.  I did not write it out myself.
    12
    13   MS. STEEL:  Do you remember checking the statement?
    14        A.  No, I did not have this statement or a copy of it at
    15        all until -----
    16
    17   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  You had better read it through and ask -- if
    18        at any stage when Ms. Steel reads through it you there is
    19        something you want to correct, you tell us.  Have you got
    20        it there?
    21        A.  Yes, I have it here.
    22
    23   MS. STEEL:  "1.  Working late.  I don't remember the names of
    24        all the people required to work late but I can remember
    25        Adrian Brett", that should be"?
    26        A.  Yes, that is right, Adrian Brett.
    27
    28   Q.   "... Mandy Dorothy.  With Mandy she didn't originally work
    29        late because she was under 18 but once she was 18 she did.
    30        I can also remember Simon", that should be Gibney?
    31        A.  Yes.
    32
    33   Q.   "... Steve Harney and someone called Martin.  The first two
    34        were already Floor Managers and Martin is now but wasn't
    35        then.
    36
    37        I don't remember the exact dates but I can remember in
    38        February or March 1987 visits by management which involved
    39        us cleaning up before they arrived.  I suppose this
    40        happened three or four times a week."   That was at that
    41        time in February/March 1987?
    42        A.  That is right.  Three or four times at certain times,
    43        certain times of the year.
    44
    45   Q.   "There was a core of crew members that were asked to stay.
    46        There were direct threats to other people about people who
    47        wouldn't stay on.  The threat involved them having their
    48        hours cut.
    49
    50        It was the Managers in charge who would ask people to stay, 
    51        in particular, Trudie Jones and Steve Harney. 
    52 
    53        I did hear the Store Manager ask other Managers to keep the
    54        crew on after close because there was a visit by higher up
    55        managers the next day.  The Store Manager was Mark Davis.
    56
    57        He also knew about the late closes because he stayed two or
    58        three times or he would come in at 7 a.m. in the morning
    59        when we were still there.
    60

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