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                                            SEMIR KHAZNA, Cross-examined:
 
 
 
     1        rise.  Is that what that shows?
     2        A.  I cannot -----
     3
     4   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I feel very wary about this, because this
     5        witness has said that he is not sure, so the answer is
     6        bound to be unreliable.
     7
     8   MR. MORRIS:  OK.  Did you look into this issue?
     9
    10   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  One thing we do see is, Mr. Patel got
    11        10 pence, but I see from the bottom line he ended up only
    12        getting five, because if he had got 10 it would have taken
    13        him above the maximum for his post.  That is just a passing
    14        detail.
    15
    16   MR. MORRIS:  Right.  So, when you looked into this problem store
    17        to sort it out, what action did you take, if any, over
    18        performance views and whether people were getting increases
    19        they were due, things like that; or did you take no action?
    20        A.  I would follow up on it to make sure the crew are
    21        getting their PRs, because I would get these reports copied
    22        to me.
    23
    24   Q.   Do you remember what you did?  Did you monitor the
    25        situation about performance reviews?
    26        A.  I do follow up on it verbally, yes.
    27
    28   Q.   Did you in this case?
    29
    30   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Can you remember now whether you did or not?
    31        A.  Seeing all the PRs that have been done?
    32
    33   MR. MORRIS:  Did you check?
    34        A.  I did not check the paperwork in the store, no.
    35
    36   Q.   You said you relied on audits.
    37        A.  The audits that are copied -----
    38
    39   Q.   Did the audits indicate that performance reviews were not
    40        being done regularly?
    41        A.  Yes.
    42
    43   Q.   They did?
    44        A.  It tells you if people are not receiving PRs.
    45
    46   Q.   Did the audits for this store, when you came in to sort and
    47        improve the store, as you say, did they show that PRs were
    48        not being done on time?
    49        A.  There had been occasions where some PRs had not been
    50        done on time, yes. 
    51 
    52   Q.   That is what the audit said, was it? 
    53        A.  The names, yes, on the audit, yes.
    54
    55   Q.   So, did it identify that there was a problem with
    56        performance reviews?
    57        A.  Of not being done on time?
    58
    59   Q.   Yes.
    60        A.  Yes.
 
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