Fewer Enforceable Undertakings trend
  • Peter Bateman
    272
    In the Nov/Dec edition of Safeguard magazine we pose three questions based on stories in the magazine. One of them is this:

    WorkSafe New Zealand appears to be accepting fewer Enforceable Undertakings these days. What do you think about this trend?

    Feel free to respond here on the Forum, or privately here via a Survey Monkey form.

    An edited selection of responses will be published in the Jan/Feb edition, but with no names attached. One randomly selected person will receive a prize, namely a copy of the book A Field Guide to Safety Professional Practice, by Dr David Provan.
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  • MattD2
    339
    Do we know what the actual trend is though - is it they are accepting less (as a percentage of total applications), or are there less applications for EUs being made to begin with?
    Maybe companies are looking at the cost/benefit of an EU compared with pleading guilty / going to trial - and EUs are no longer "worth the cost" given it seems like you would typically be looking at 3x the dollar value of a guilty plea sentencing (and I would guess potentially about the same legal costs for preparing and administering the EU compared with preparation for sentencing).
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