Fat-cat scapegoats
Series: Building ; 270(8369) 18 February 2005, 54(1)Publication details: 2005Subject(s): Summary: Comments on the second reading of a new Bill coming before parliament, the Health and Safety (Directors Duties) Bill, which seeks to bring in a corporate killing offence. The Bill seeks to amend the Companies Act 1985 by requiring all directors to take reasonable steps to ensure the company complies with health and safety laws. It is planned that larger companies would have to nominate one of their directors as a health and safety information director but this will not affect small and medium companies. Argues that although this Bill has popular appeal it could create problems as smaller companies have a higher accident rate per employee. The government may support the Bill as it would concentrate on private sector directors of larger companies and avoid corporate killing legislation which would apply to its own department and ministers.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS68738 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 128938-1001 |
Comments on the second reading of a new Bill coming before parliament, the Health and Safety (Directors Duties) Bill, which seeks to bring in a corporate killing offence. The Bill seeks to amend the Companies Act 1985 by requiring all directors to take reasonable steps to ensure the company complies with health and safety laws. It is planned that larger companies would have to nominate one of their directors as a health and safety information director but this will not affect small and medium companies. Argues that although this Bill has popular appeal it could create problems as smaller companies have a higher accident rate per employee. The government may support the Bill as it would concentrate on private sector directors of larger companies and avoid corporate killing legislation which would apply to its own department and ministers.