Day 208 - 24 Jan 96 - Page 48
1 ought to do it?
2 A. Never.
3
4 Q. Yes, Mr. Perret. Thank you very much. Can you remain
5 there, please, to answer the Defendants' questions? No,
6 I did say I wanted to ask you -- I am sorry -- something
7 about your personnel file. There should be behind you or
8 near you, perhaps, by your right-hand a couple of files
9 called "Bath documents". I would like you to get file
10 No. 1, please.
11
12 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It is on the side table next to you. No. 1,
13 please, Mr. Perret.
14 A. Yes.
15
16 MR. RAMPTON: Mr. Perret, one of the reasons that you are here,
17 as I expect you appreciate -- there may be others; the
18 Defendants can ask you about that if they are interested --
19 as I expect you know, that it is asserted by Mr. Michael
20 Logan that you had late performance reviews. Are you
21 conscious of that?
22 A. Yes.
23
24 Q. In tab 6 of this file, you will find your employee record.
25 I think it is the first page.
26 A. Yes, I have got it, yes
27
28 Q. It is that. I am not going to ask you to look at
29 particular performance reviews. What I would ask you to
30 look at is right down towards the bottom of the table or
31 chart, call it what you like, under "Disciplinary record,
32 promotions, merit increases" -----
33
34 MR. MORRIS: Sorry, is this page 96?
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36 MR. RAMPTON: This is page 96. Yes, I am sorry, page 96. You
37 see there is a performance review on 12th April. I think
38 it is probably 1990, is it? I think it must be -----
39 A. Yes, it is, yes.
40
41 Q. The previous one is 12th or 11th 1989?
42 A. Yes.
43
44 Q. Then there is a gap until 16th June 1992 when it says
45 "Company rise". Then on 13th January 1993, a 15 pence
46 rise after a performance review, do you see those ---
47 A. Yes, I do.
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49 Q. -- which suggests there was a fair gap between your
50 performance reviews. Can you tell me, please, whether that
51 is an accurate record, so far as your recollection of your
52 performance reviews is concerned?
53 A. I definitely did not go two years without a pay rise.
54 I think the reason being is because when I became Breakfast
55 Manager, Jane did them separately because I was not really
56 a Floor Manager or a salaried or anything, so she did it
57 separately and she used to write the copies by hand and not
58 print them.
59
60 Q. Jane?
