Day 197 - 07 Dec 95 - Page 20

     
       1      A.  We would have one-to-one meetings as a Supervisor, as
       2      a Manager, but never a proper review as conducted by Mark
       3      Davis.
       4
       5 Q.   Then the next page is page 67, that is your letter of
       6      termination which we have, sorry, resignation.  Did you
       7      carry on working until 29th August?
       8      A.  Yes, I worked my -- in fact, I finished one day
       9      earlier because the new Manager was coming in so I
      10      actually finished one day earlier.
      11
      12 Q.   Did anybody say in that time that you were a poor Manager?
      13      A.  During the lead up to actually finishing, various
      14      people actually asked me not to go.  I had Tim Taylor came
      15      down on two occasions, but because we could not resolve
      16      the differences that was causing me to leave, which was
      17      the problem with myself and the Supervisor at the time.
      18
      19 Q.   Mr. Skehel?
      20      A.  Personal problems basically that were happening there,
         I decided to still carry on leaving.
      22
      23 Q.   You mentioned something about Andy Taylor also; did he ask
      24      you to stay?
      25      A.  He actually came down on one occasion and basically
      26      they said that they did not want me to go.
      27
      28 Q.   What was his position at the time -- sorry, I forget.
      29      A.  I cannot remember.  It was Operations
      30      Manager -- I cannot remember what position he held -- Vice
      31      President, I think, or something.
      32
      33 Q.   We heard about the Regional Manager for the whole region
      34      with 20 stores or whatever, would he have been above that?
      35      A.  Yes, two grades above that.
      36
      37 Q.   Two grades above?
      38      A.  Two grades above.
      39
      40 MR. JUSTICE BELL:  The date on your letter is 18th July and you
         said you were on holiday on 17th July.  How long had you
      42      been on holiday for?
      43      A.  For two weeks.
      44
      45 Q.   When did you actually come back?
      46      A.  On the morning of the 18th.
      47
      48 Q.   When I say "back", I mean you came home on that day?
      49      A.  Sorry, it would either -----
      50
      51 Q.   Did you did go away or were you at home?
      52      A.  We went to the Canary Islands, either flown back on 
      53      the Friday or the Sunday, I cannot remember which day.
      54
      55 Q.   Which dates were those?
      56      A.  Either 15th or 16th.
      57
      58 Q.   So you were due back at work on 18th, and you wrote the
      59      letter that day, in fact?
      60      A.  I had actually been for the final interview with my