KILL A WORKER GO TO JAIL

And why shouldn't the responsible party go to jail? If there is a criminal negligence conviction as in this case then clearly jail time should be next. There were ""serious breeches " of health and safety legislation by Metron Construction". Criminal negligence behind the wheel of a car certainly ends up in jail time so why don't employers in this province go to jail likewise? Could it be that the law in it's infinite wisdom sees employers and management in a different light than workers? Could Judges possibly feel a little more sympathy towards persons of similar status and wealth as themselves?

So what exactly is the value/price of a dead worker? In this case it seems pretty clearly to be $50,000 per dead worker. Maybe there's a premium on native born workers or not. These afterall were "immigrant" workers. Do they have a leg up on native Canadians in that disreputable employers feel less threatened financially if there is an "accident"? Another interesting question I have is this: Do employers have liability insurance separate from Workman's Compensation that covers them in cases of loss of life and or serious injury? Until and unless there are serious consequences for employers, the death and mayhem on the job will continue. The Waterloo Region Record story (July 14/12) is titled "Firm fined $200,000 for deaths of four workers in avoidable fall".