Day 170 - 05 Oct 95 - Page 10
1 not?
2 A. Yes, I think so, yes.
3
4 Q. I think it was June 22nd, according to Melanie's statement?
5 A. Yes.
6
7 Q. That is a very busy period for the store ---
8 A. Yes.
9
10 Q. -- is that correct? You need all the experienced staff
11 that you can get at that time?
12 A. We need the staff, yes.
13
14 Q. Do you remember how many hours Melanie O'Riordon was
15 working a week on average in the previous weeks leading up
16 to the accident?
17 A. No, I cannot.
18
19 Q. You do not. Do you remember approximately?
20 A. No.
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22 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I think you should put what your instructions
23 on that are, because there is a potential issue there which
24 may be important so .....
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26 MR. MORRIS: Yes. (To the witness): Melanie O'Riordon says in
27 her statement that she was employed on a full-time basis;
28 would you have any evidence to contradict that?
29 A. Yes.
30
31 Q. What evidence?
32 A. She was a part-time person on my payroll.
33
34 Q. So during the summer she would work full-time, would she
35 not?
36 A. She would be given full-time hours, yes.
37
38 Q. So she was a part-timer who was actually working full-time
39 in the summer?
40 A. Yes.
41
42 MR. JUSTICE BELL: So if, for instance, she had worked on from
43 22nd June until the date in August, I think she says, when
44 she came back anyway, she would have worked full-time hours
45 during that period?
46 A. Yes.
47
48 Q. Just in case there is any doubt, what would you call
49 full-time hours, what number of hours and what sort of
50 bracket?
51 A. Over 35 hours.
52
53 Q. Yes.
54
55 MR. MORRIS: You said that when she finally returned to work she
56 came back as a party hostess?
57 A. Yes.
58
59 Q. She would not have been able to do any other job, would
60 she, because of her injury? She would not have been able
