Fines for health and safety offences: does the punishment fit the crime?

British Airways was fined £121.5m for illegally fixing fuel-surcharges this week; however, the average fine for health and safety offences involving death is only £43,000, leading to complaints that the fines handed out by the courts for health and safety offences are too minimal in comparison.

The Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has drawn attention to the statistics in response to the British Airways case to highlight the stark contrast between the fines for... (324 more words)

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