Day 169 - 04 Oct 95 - Page 09

     
     1        right.
     2
     3   Q.   McDonald's food?
     4        A.  That is right.
     5
     6   Q.   Were they not at work at the time?
     7        A.  No, they had finished work.  I believe they had both
     8        been on the day shift and they were working -- it was
     9        mid-evening this occurred.
    10
    11   Q.   So that would have been a couple of hours after their shift
    12        had finished?
    13        A.  Oh, yes.  I mean, they had gone out.  They had been in
    14        town, they had gone for a drink or whatever, and then come
    15        back in.  They had gone home, finished work, got changed,
    16        etc.
    17
    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  So all four were dismissed over the food and
    19        the first two were reported to the Police over the locker
    20        forcing?
         A.  Over the burglary, yes.
    22
    23   MS. STEEL:   When you were talking about getting grades from the
    24        Head Office audits, you said that each time you got a low
    25        grade you got an action plan and acted accordingly.  Where
    26        was the action plan from?
    27        A.  We have formulated the action plan within the store.
    28
    29   Q.   With input from the Supervisor?
    30        A.  Occasionally, but it would normally be the Store
    31        Manager.  We would call a Managers' meeting and we would
    32        discuss it and we would come up with an action plan.
    33
    34   Q.   Would any checks be made subsequently to find out whether
    35        or not your action plan was sufficient to rectify -----
    36        A.  We would set ourselves some targets and if it was
    37        thought necessary, perhaps, the Supervisor would set some
    38        targets and they would have dates attached, or they would
    39         -- it would depend on what the action plan was referring
    40        to.
    41
    42   Q.   Just a couple of questions about the grease trap:  You said
    43        it probably breaks once a week or a fortnight?
    44        A.  You are referring to the grease trough?
    45
    46   Q.   The grease trough, sorry.
    47
    48   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What do you mean by "break"?  You said it was
    49        made of rigid steel.
    50        A.  The problem occurs from the fact that when you move the 
    51        grills, if you do not move the grease trough properly 
    52        first, then you will split the grease trough. 
    53
    54   Q.   What, down the seam or down the corner?
    55        A.  Yes, down the seams, so we will -----
    56
    57   Q.   In the corner of the trough, you mean?
    58        A.  That is right, so we would have to get it rewelded or
    59        we would have to order a new trough.
    60