Max
Usually I'm with you; not on this one.
Privatisation of essential services has been a dismal failure resulting often in less services and accountability and preferential treatment of the major breadwinner/s to the detriment of the majority.
Mixing bonuses with safety may actually encourage maladministration. I have recently commented to CASA that the Coordinated Enforcement Program (CEO-PN015-2007) - and I don't have a link I apologise - is an excellent document PROVIDED the 'order of march' is:
Counselling
Remedial Training
Enforceable Voluntary Undertakings
Immediate Suspensions for Serious and Imminent Risk to SafetyVariation,
Suspension and Cancellation of Authorisations
I'm uncertain how bonuses could effectively link to making safety happen as distinct from measurable enforcement action. This has always been a drama with performance based money - actually finding measurables that reflect what is really desired as outcomes. My approach is that people make genuine mistakes and should be coached where the mistakes are neither deliberate nor repetitious.
Happy to debate if you want to flesh it out further.