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submitted 5 months ago by rimu@piefed.social to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

A Swiss court has handed jail sentences to four members of Britain’s richest family for exploiting Indian staff at their Geneva mansion.

The Hindujas, who were not present in court, were acquitted of human trafficking but convicted of other charges on Friday in a stunning verdict for the family, whose fortune is estimated at £37bn.

Prakash Hinduja and his wife, Kamal, were each sentenced to four years and six months in prison, and their son Ajay and his wife, Namrata, received four-year terms.

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[-] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 59 points 5 months ago

I will never understand the giga-rich. They could afford to hire round-the-clock help at rates that both buy expertise and inspire loyalty. Your house staff know where the bodies are buried, maybe literally—there's no world where it makes sense to pay them less than six figures. Remember, $100,000 is 0.01% of $1,000,000,000, or about 0.003% of their estimated net worth of $37B. They could hire an extra maid at $100,000/year and not even notice the expense.

But they can afford even more than that. Splurge a little. Hire a specialist in early childhood education to tutor your kids. Get a chef who graduated from a renowned culinary school. They could afford to spend millions on salary. Why skimp? What do they think they are saving up for?

[-] Bummler@feddit.de 43 points 5 months ago

If you think like that (and I think everyone should) then you will never be rich. Exploiting others is in their blood.

[-] luciferofastora@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 months ago

You know it's bad when even a two thousand year old gospel considers "rich people don't go to heaven" to be divine wisdom. It has always been thus.

There's no way the CEO of my last company - making a cool 6mil one year that I saw an article about the shareholders paying him a bonus of another few mil - works 125 times as hard as my 48k (gross) ass.

[-] rimu@piefed.social 31 points 5 months ago

Maybe they like to exercise power over others. Sociopaths like to hurt people.

[-] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago

I think you have a little of that, and a little of this showing that the giga-rich didn't get that way because they are these perfect human multi-specialty geniuses like they all claim.

Sure, maybe they're pretty bright in one or two areas. Many successful people are. But they also do real stupid, shortsighted shit like this all the time. They got as rich as they did not on merit, but on family wealth, luck, and exploiting the labor of others.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago

That's what I don't understand either. It can't just be about money at that point right? Like they must intentionally be trying to bring back slavery or something.

[-] people_are_cute@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 5 months ago

It's not about the money. It's about power.

[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 5 points 5 months ago

Get a chef who graduated from a renowned culinary school.

That's what a friend of mine does - he is rarely home because the rich family that employs him want him on hand 24/7 and they pay accordingly. They get top notch food whenever they want it and are pretty safe from getting their food spat in. The Hindujas have probably ingested a lot of phlegm over the years. Should be good practice if they ever actually end up in prison.

[-] FatLegTed@piefed.social 2 points 5 months ago

Exactly. All those 'extra milky' cappucinos.

Scum people deserve scum service.*

  • Note that I said service, not staff. If someone is willing to clean your shitty toilet, you need to pay them decently.
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