White Collar Crime - Finally.

MadsL

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0927/pensions.html

The Irish Pensions Board is currently investigating 192 employers on suspicion of failing to pay over pension contributions deducted from employees.

The revelation came after two directors of a Wexford construction firm were jailed yesterday for pension offences - the first time employers have ever been imprisoned for such offences.

I'm shocked this is the first EVER imprisonment. Is the start of some change in enforcement in Ireland. More of this sort of thing.

thebman

I'm shocked that this was happening at all, holy s***!! I'd recommend they be forced to sell their companies and banned from ever starting up another one if this is how they do business.

This is about as large an offense as an employer can make, it is stealing from their staff not even poor conditions or long hours but actual theft.

Dirk Gently

I was reading the Guardian last week. tucked away in a corner half way through the paper was a small article on 4 or 5 politicians who were jailed for abusing expenses. I was struck at how stuff like that is taken for granted across the water but over here it's virtually unheard of to hold white collar criminals to account. Over here it's only a crime if you're poor, white collar "crime" is seen as perfectly acceptable and unworthy of investigation or prosecution.

Manach

I seem to be missing 0.6 percent of my pension. To whom do I report this?

meglome

MadsL wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0927/pensions.html

I'm shocked this is the first EVER imprisonment. Is the start of some change in enforcement in Ireland. More of this sort of thing.

It sends a message for sure.