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Emeritus Prof Christopher May
@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us  ·  activity timestamp 13 hours ago

Here's a classic case of a byzantine corporate structure that allows executives to evade the law (here a ban on performance related bonuses set by OfWat).

Whatever the merits of Wessex Water's defence of the payment, what this reveals is how law-based regulation can be side-stepped easily by corporate structural organisation... and if you think this is either an isolated case, or just a by-product of such organisation, think again! Its intentional!

#business #water
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/28/former-wessex-water-boss-received-bonus-despite-ban-on-performance-pay

the Guardian

Former Wessex Water boss received £170,000 bonus despite ban on performance pay

Company owners say bonus was unrelated to water business and complied with ban after pollution conviction
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Eliza MB
@OneInterestingFact@mastodon.ie replied  ·  activity timestamp 12 hours ago

@ChrisMayLA6

Same with Yorkshire Water
https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/32805/concerns-raised-over-yorkshire-water-bonuses

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Enrico
@illogical_me@mastodon.cloud replied  ·  activity timestamp 13 hours ago

@ChrisMayLA6 they need to issue bigger fines, based on the money saved by the company+ a big deterrent, and jail time for the CEO. But that will never happen.

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