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Homegrown Juice Company factory death under WorkSafe investigation (www.nzherald.co.nz)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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In many cases, young people are going into jobs without knowing their rights and without knowing what's unsafe. Companies still don't care even after $300,000 fines.

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[–] [S] 1 point 11 months ago (4 children)

Even $300,000 fines won't deter psychopaths. How much money do the managers have to pay personally? They should be banned from managing a business for 5 years. If someone abuses animals they can be banned from owning pets, so why do bad employers get the right to continue managing staff?

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

    Law change means that PCBO's can now be held criminally responsible.

    If the manager is a PCBO (very likely) this shit is really serious.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    Does a second incident make it worse for the company and management?

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    Worksafe will investigate and determine that.

    It will really depend on what is known by the management.

    If it common practice to bypass safety systems, then yes it is worse.

    If the operator went out of their way to get around things, then it won't be.

    But also, if there was massive pressure for high production numbers, that will also be considered a significant factor.

    The detail really masters in these cases.

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