SAWB - Bonuses

In this episode, Kevin Jones unpacks the troubling case of Cleanaway Waste Management’s CEO bonus reduction following three worker deaths. Drawing from a forthcoming SafetyAtWorkBlog article, he challenges the notion that trimming executive pay is a meaningful consequence—and asks whether safety is being treated as a KPI or a moral imperative. With references to Woolworths, Orica, and SGH Group, Kevin explores how corporate Australia responds to workplace fatalities, and why investor pressure—not ethical leadership—often drives change. Featuring insights from the Australian Financial Review and safety scholars Andrew Hopkins and Sarah Maslen, this episode calls for a deeper reckoning with executive accountability and the true cost of preventable deaths.