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John Hunt John English Coventry As a driver who makes
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a weekly run to Germany, John Hunt firmly believes responsibility for gross negligence is
shared by all involved: John Hunt the company, the driver and, in some cases; the victim.
But he believes It will be impossible to legislate for every possible danger and accepts that bosses cannot be expected to share responsibility for every risk workers take. "I don't think this is the way forward," he says. 'For example, most companies insist drivers wear seat-belts, but many don't. Some people will always take risks.
"A company employs a person to do a job and should not have to follow them round the entire time making sure they are doing it." VACANCY: There is a vacancy on the operators' panel. If any readers are interested in taking part, please contact legal editor Patric Gunn ane at patric.cunnane@rbi.co.uk for full details; phone 0208 652 3678.
The panel serves to scrutinise new and existing legislation from the user's point of view. Members are asked to serve two years and agree to offer their views to CM on a regular basis, although it is not an onerous task. At present the panel is contacted monthly to discuss particular aspects of legislation.