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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 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