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                                                                  DAY 213
 
                                                  SEMIR KHAZNA, Examined:
 
 
 
     1   MR. RAMPTON:  One of the things you told us in your statement is
     2        that when you were asked by, I think it was your
     3        Supervisor, Mark Twyser, to take Heathrow in hand, one of
     4        the things you discovered was that it was chronically
     5        understaffed?
     6        A.  When I was approached by -- he is not my Supervisor, he
     7        is my Operations Manager.
     8
     9   Q.   Yes, that is what I mean.
    10        A.  He approached me because I was looking after North
    11        London restaurants.  He wanted an experienced Area Manager
    12        to look after the Heathrow restaurant, to put certain
    13        matters right.
    14
    15   Q.   You decided that it was necessary to replace John Nevison
    16        with Dave Roberts; is that right?
    17        A.  I approached my senior and had a discussion about
    18        John Nevison, yes.
    19
    20   Q.   John Nevison, I think, was moved to another store?
    21        A.  Yes, he was.
    22
    23   Q.   Where did he go?
    24        A.  He went to Feltham.
    25
    26   Q.   Do you happen to know from your own knowledge how long he
    27        stayed at Feltham?
    28        A.  It would not be any longer than a year.
    29
    30   Q.   As between Heathrow and Feltham, which is the busier of the
    31        two, if either?
    32        A.  Heathrow is.
    33
    34   Q.   I think you took over, you tell us, Heathrow in
    35        February 1994?
    36        A.  That is correct.
    37
    38   Q.   Do you happen to know the precise date or the rough date
    39        when John Nevison became a Manager at Heathrow?
    40        A.  The day I took over the restaurant, I believe
    41        approximately a couple of days prior he was promoted,
    42        because Mark Riley also got promoted.
    43
    44   Q.   Mark Riley, did he move to a different area as Area
    45        Supervisor?
    46        A.  Yes, he did.
    47
    48   Q.   Do you remember what time in February it was, early, middle
    49        or late?
    50        A.  Round about mid February. 
    51 
    52   Q.   Did you speak to John Nevison about his understaffing 
    53        problems as you perceived them?
    54        A.  Yes, I did.
    55
    56   Q.   Can you take the other file, please, Mr. Khazna, which is
    57        the smaller one -- it should be called "Heathrow
    58        documents", something like that -- and turn, please, to
    59        page 34, which is, I hope, part of the payroll record dated
    60        29th March 1994.  At the top right-hand corner, you should
 
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