Day 152 - 11 Jul 95 - Page 02

     
     1                                 Tuesday, 11th July 1995.
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     3               FRANCIS ANTHONY JOHN STANTON, recalled.
     4             Cross-Examined by the Defendants, continued.
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     6   MR. ATKINSON:   Mr. Davies will be ready for 12 o'clock and
     7        Mr. Rampton will be here around that time.
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     9   MS. STEEL:  I wanted to go on to the schedule that I have drawn
    10        up.
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    12   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.
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    14   MS. STEEL:   I think there is a slight problem.
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    16   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I see, the schedule you did of staffing
    17        levels?
    18
    19   MS. STEEL:   Yes.
    20
    21   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  I do not know whether it was put back
    22        in the yellow -- you have it there.
    23
    24   MS. STEEL:   (To the witness) You took one away with you last
    25        night, did you?
    26        A.  I did.
    27
    28   Q.   Was there anything you wanted to do that you felt was way
    29        out and you wanted to correct?
    30        A.  I think, as I said yesterday, I would look at the
    31        numbers of crew scheduled on the Friday, 12.00 till 2.00.
    32        I think I said yesterday that 14 would be more appropriate.
    33
    34   Q.   Yes.
    35        A.  I think that on the Saturday, 2.00 till 3.00, that we
    36        would probably have -- continue the 25 through to there.
    37
    38   Q.   You did say that it tapered off after 2 o'clock?
    39        A.  Certainly, but having a look at it and going back on my
    40        experience probably 12.00 till 3.00 we would keep about 25,
         and then probably go down to 20, 3.00 to 4.00, to keep it
    42        even rather than have a significant drop there.
    43
    44        I think Sunday I would look 1.00 till 2.00 probably to make
    45        it 10 rather than six; then 12.00 till to 1.00, eight
    46        rather than six, just to give a gradual build up rather
    47        than go from 6.00 to 12.00.  But, overall, the numbers over
    48        lunch time and those evening periods look pretty good to me
    49        for the Leicester store.
    50 
    51   Q.   I think we have heard in the case so far that above 35 
    52        hours a week or 35 and above is considered full-time; is 
    53        that correct from your point of view?
    54        A.  Well, my experience is generally that people in terms
    55        of being available full-time are usually available up to
    56        39.
    57
    58   Q.   Up to 39?
    59        A.  Yes.
    60