 Re: 2 Workers injured, company cops $17,500 fine
A boss who employs a worker who deliberately cuts their hand off is probably not very good at their job.
Over the last 34 years, i've worked in a wide range of occupations, from seaman to computer programmer and from builder's labourer to housing manager. In that time, i've had more bosses than i care to remember - and i haven't come across many bosses who were much good at their job.
Managing staff is not a simple matter, but it's the most important part of a boss's job. I know how hard it is, because i've had to manage staff in at least three different industries - and i certainly wouldn't say i'm the best boss in the world. But being a boss is a job like any other job - if you're not very good at it, you really shouldn't be doing it.
If you're not very good at it and you do do it, then things will go wrong. And in the tree industry, when things go wrong it can get very nasty!
I've done a small amount of tree work but, even though i've got a Cert 3, i haven't had much experience and i would never claim to really know what i'm doing. If i drop a tree on someone's house because i'm not a very good arborist, then it's my fault - not the tree's.
If i hire someone who's not the right person for the job, because i'm not a very good boss, then that's my fault too - not the fault of the person i hired.
Having an arb qualification doesn't make someone a good boss - they need to study management too. |