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[–] Sanctus 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Its not even borderline ridiculous. The fines are so low they just incorporate them into operating costs. Jail the entire executive suit and board if a company does this shit, no bail.

[–] 9point6 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I highlighted turnover deliberately. 4% of any company's turnover is absolutely not something that can be rolled into BAU running costs.

Not least of all, if a company doesn't fix the violations, they'll come for it again with a fresh 4% fine.

Edit: typo