Day 167 - 02 Oct 95 - Page 47


     
     1        A.  I have.
     2
     3   Q.   It is a public court and we do not want more than is
     4        necessary to help us to relevant information.
     5
     6   MR. ATKINSON:   Andy Shakespeare, do you know him and does he
     7        work for -----
     8        A.  He does not actually work for us any longer, no.  He
     9        left some time during 1994.
    10
    11   Q.   How long had he been ---
    12        A.  He had worked for us for around two years.
    13
    14   Q.   -- as a crew member?
    15        A.  He was a crew member.
    16
    17   Q.   Are you aware of either Jane Gurdiston or Andy Shakespeare
    18        making complaints along the lines stated there?
    19        A.  I am not, no.
    20
    21   Q.   Are you aware, in fact, of there being any problems of that
    22        sort?
    23        A.  Not that I know of, no.
    24
    25   Q.   Danny Olive, does he work at Bath?
    26        A.  No.  He has recently resigned.
    27
    28   Q.   What was he, a Floor Manager?
    29        A.  He was a Floor Manager, he was.
    30
    31   Q.   How long had he been working for you?
    32        A.  Around five, maybe six years, certainly at least as
    33        long as John Gore.
    34
    35   Q.   Are you aware of any letter of complaint sent to the
    36        Company about store practices?
    37        A.  He did.  When he resigned, his letter of resignation
    38        did contain some reasons for his resignation.
    39
    40   Q.   So that was around the time that he went in 1994?
    41        A.  That is right.
    42
    43   Q.   Do you remember any details of what was in that letter?
    44        A.  He -- I cannot remember all of the details.  I remember
    45        one specific complaint he had was that he had recently been
    46        given a pay rise, but he felt that the responsibilities
    47        that he had been given outweighed the pay rise he had been
    48        given.
    49
    50   Q.   Do you know enough about that to have any view on whether 
    51        he was right or wrong? 
    52        A.  I think he deserved a pay rise and he got the pay rise 
    53        he deserved.
    54
    55   Q.   Are you aware of whether you or the Company still have this
    56        letter?
    57        A.  I could not say either way.  I am unaware.  We might
    58        do.
    59
    60   Q.   Do you know why Danny Olive came to leave the Company?  Do

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