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"The company, France Télécom — which used to be state-owned and is now known as Orange, one of France’s largest corporations — was fined $83,000, the maximum pe

by elamje 7y ago

"The company, France Télécom — which used to be state-owned and is now known as Orange, one of France’s largest corporations — was fined $83,000, the maximum penalty." Nice.

perl4ever 7y ago
No, Paris. But you leave out the four months in prison for the CEO which is something. It's not clear from the wording whether he was the only one imprisoned.
- rasalas 7y ago
  Lombard (the CEO) won't actually be in prison. "Yet since that term is under two years and as Lombard does not present a danger to society, he will not spend time behind bars under French court rules." [0] [0] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-justice-orange-sentences/french-telco-orange-and-ex-ceo-found-guilty-over-workers-suicides-idUSKBN1YO12D https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-justice-orange-sen...
  - perl4ever 7y ago
    If that's so, then it obviously raises the question of what is the meaning of 8 months out of 12 being suspended?
    - pas 7y ago
      I reckon it means that if he is convicted of anything in the next N years that many months gets instantly converted/added to the new sentence.
- Yoric 7y ago
  (also, I think most people missed your pun :) )
1996 7y ago
It's like, what, 6 month of pay. Considering 2 people died, and this slap on the wrist is 6 month of wages, divide by two and that's 3 month pay for every dead worker. Will the executive have to pay out of their pocket? If so, each executive can have up to 4 dead workers per year before having to worry -- not even taking bonuses in account! Europe never ceases to amaze me.
- throwno 7y ago
  France Telecom has a higher suicide count than Foxconn. I'm eagerly waiting for the off-Broadway show about it.
- paggle 7y ago
  Europe? Where is corporate crime punished effectively? With decades long prison sentences for the responsible executives?
  - muro 7y ago
    Surprisingly enough, South Korea last week jailed a high ranking Samsung executive for anti union actions.
- wongarsu 7y ago
  > If so, each executive can have up to 4 dead workers per year before having to worry A smart executive will have some money set aside, but in general losing your entire wage is something most people would be very worried about

by elamje 7y ago

"The company, France Télécom — which used to be state-owned and is now known as Orange, one of France’s largest corporations — was fined $83,000, the maximum penalty." Nice.

perl4ever 7y ago

No, Paris. But you leave out the four months in prison for the CEO which is something. It's not clear from the wording whether he was the only one imprisoned.

rasalas 7y ago
Lombard (the CEO) won't actually be in prison. "Yet since that term is under two years and as Lombard does not present a danger to society, he will not spend time behind bars under French court rules." [0] [0] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-justice-orange-sentences/french-telco-orange-and-ex-ceo-found-guilty-over-workers-suicides-idUSKBN1YO12D https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-justice-orange-sen...
- perl4ever 7y ago
  If that's so, then it obviously raises the question of what is the meaning of 8 months out of 12 being suspended?
  - pas 7y ago
    I reckon it means that if he is convicted of anything in the next N years that many months gets instantly converted/added to the new sentence.
Yoric 7y ago
(also, I think most people missed your pun :) )

1996 7y ago

It's like, what, 6 month of pay. Considering 2 people died, and this slap on the wrist is 6 month of wages, divide by two and that's 3 month pay for every dead worker. Will the executive have to pay out of their pocket? If so, each executive can have up to 4 dead workers per year before having to worry -- not even taking bonuses in account! Europe never ceases to amaze me.

throwno 7y ago
France Telecom has a higher suicide count than Foxconn. I'm eagerly waiting for the off-Broadway show about it.
paggle 7y ago
Europe? Where is corporate crime punished effectively? With decades long prison sentences for the responsible executives?
- muro 7y ago
  Surprisingly enough, South Korea last week jailed a high ranking Samsung executive for anti union actions.
wongarsu 7y ago
> If so, each executive can have up to 4 dead workers per year before having to worry A smart executive will have some money set aside, but in general losing your entire wage is something most people would be very worried about