Day 179 - 30 Oct 95 - Page 24


     
     1        target, if you had to get a new filter machine because it
     2        was not working properly.  How did you actually know this
     3        was the official position?
     4        A.  I think at that time it was Mark Davis who told me
     5        that.
     6
     7   Q.   Told you what?
     8        A.  That we could not afford to buy one at the moment
     9        because it would take us over our maintenance budget.
    10
    11   Q.   Was that discussed at a managers' meeting?
    12        A.  Probably, but I do not recall.
    13
    14   Q.   The accident by Vicky Golding, you said about her burns
    15        being seven inches by two inches.  How do you know that?
    16        A.  That was an estimate, although it was .....
    17
    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Did you see them yourself?
    19        A.  I was there and I was the Manager who reported -- put
    20        the accident into the Accident Book, entered the accident
    21        into the Accident Book.
    22
    23   MR. MORRIS:  You have said about having to do all night closes
    24        when Supervisors, people above Area Supervisor level, were
    25        going to visit, and you have put "which meant you could do
    26        a shift of 18 hours then be expected to be back at work
    27        five hours later".  Did this ever happen to you?
    28        A.  Yes, on several occasions, and one instance I can
    29        remember I was on the 4.00 to close shift.
    30
    31   Q.   4.00?
    32        A.  4.00 until close shift, which is eight hours.  Then
    33        I was expected to work until 7.00 a.m. cleaning the store
    34        all night, and then in the morning the store was short of
    35        staff, so I was asked or pressured into staying on until
    36        after the lunch period.  So my shift, that would have been
    37        23 hours.
    38
    39   Q.   Without a break?
    40        A.  Without leaving the store.
    41
    42   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Just let me make a note.  (To the witness):
    43        You were doing a 4.00 to 12.00 shift, were you?
    44        A.  Yes
    45
    46   MR. MORRIS:  So on one occasion you did a 23 hour continuous
    47        shift at McDonald's?
    48        A.  Yes.
    49
    50   Q.   Do you actually remember whether this was towards the 
    51        beginning or to the end of your time there and how old you 
    52        might have been at the time? 
    53        A.  I was around 18.  It would be the middle of my time at
    54        McDonald's.
    55
    56   Q.   The final question I have is have you any thoughts or
    57        impressions looking back on your time at McDonald's?
    58        A.  Just the pace of work there.  I remember when I started
    59        at the pub they laughed at me because I could not sit
    60        down.  I had to clean an ashtray or wipe the bar whenever

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