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                                                                  DAY 213
 
                                              STEPHEN PLAISTER, Examined:
 
 
 
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     2   Q.   But since then you have only worked on the 5.00 a.m. until
     3        the 2 p.m. shift, right?
     4        A.  It was one point I have looked back, that I was working
     5        4 a.m. in the morning until 12 midday but, yes, it has only
     6        been them two shifts.
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     8   Q.   My question was going to be so then when we look at your
     9        name in the payroll sheets ---
    10        A.  Yes.
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    12   Q.   -- and we see premium hours?
    13        A.  That is before 7.00 in the morning.
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    15   Q.   Yes, after the first two months we are looking at pre
    16        7 o'clock ---
    17        A.  Yes, that is right.
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    19   Q.   -- in the morning, premium hours, not closes?
    20        A.  Not closes.
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    22   Q.   Right.  Thank you, Mr. Plaister.
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    24   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Again I may have been told this, but is this
    25        restaurant open 24 hours a day?
    26        A.  It was not at the time, no.
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    28   Q.   When did it start?  Is it 24 hours a day now?
    29        A.  Just before Christmas.  Just before Christmas, it is 24
    30        hours, yes.
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    32   Q.   Christmas last year?
    33        A.  Christmas just gone, yes.
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    35                  Cross-examined by the Defendants
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    37   MS. STEEL:   How many hours was it opened before then?
    38        A.  It was open from 7 o'clock in the morning until
    39        12 midnight.
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    41   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Keep your voice up, please, Mr. Plaister.
    42        A.  OK.
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    44   MS. STEEL:   Was there a reason why you always worked the early
    45        morning shift?
    46        A.  I like working early mornings.
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    48   Q.   Right.  You are not like a Breakfast Manager or anything
    49        like that?
    50        A.  No, I am not. 
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    52   Q.   You said you had been a trainee Floor Manager for nearly 
    53        four years but you kept pulling out of the course?
    54        A.  Yes, I did.
    55
    56   Q.   Why was that?
    57        A.  I did not think I was ready to take the exam.  I liked
    58        the job as I was, as a crew member.
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    60   Q.   So you went back to being crew?
 
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