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Union warns on corporate killing |
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) and families of workers killed in workplace accidents will lobby the Scottish Parliament today to raise concerns about corporate homicide legislation.
General Secretary Grahame Smith said: "Our position on corporate
killing legislation has not changed. Our deep disappointment that the
legislation introduced on 8th April will not hold individuals culpable
who, through their management failures, cause the deaths of workers or
members of the public, has not diminished.
"A motorist whose driving falls below an unacceptable standard and
causes death on the roads can, and quite rightly often do, face
imprisonment. However, when company bosses display similar standards of
unacceptable behaviour they escape justice. The penalties faced by
individuals in companies for financial negligence often greatly exceed
the penalties imposed for negligence in cases of workplace fatalities.
This leaves the families of the victims totally bereft and feeling
cheated by the justice system
Smith added that families were often made to wait three or more years
before finally finding out the precise circumstances that led to the
deaths of family members.
"That is why we are here today with families from across the United
Kingdom to ask the Scottish Parliament to revisit our common law of
culpable homicide and ensure that it applies across our society,
irrespective of whether the crime is committed in the street, on a road
or in a workplace and to demand changes in the Fatal Accident Inquiry
procedure that makes them more effective and expedient ion providing
the answers the families deserve."
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