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New B-BBEE codes unveiled! Find out what this means for your business...
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has unveiled the new Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) codes of good practice. Davies announced the new codes yesterday at the B-BBEE summit in Midrand. Reports suggest the codes will be published in the Government Gazette on October 11. Read on [read more...]Department of Trade and Industry set to announce new B-BBEE codes...
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A 2012 Industrial Action Report tabled by the Department of Labour (DoL) has showed a significant increase in the number of strikes last year, compared to the previous four years, EyeWitnessNews reports. According to the report, there were 99 strikes recorded last year alone. Here are the key [read more...]| by FSP Business, 10 October 2013 |
Khumalo's not the only one who's been accused of assault. Cases of assault have been making headlines all week.
On Tuesday, a 44-year-old man laid a complaint of assault against former president Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla Mandela. This, after he allegedly pointed a gun at the man during an argument in Mthatha.
These cases have put the spotlight firmly on assault and words like 'common assault and 'assault GBH' have been flying around.
But is there a difference between common assault and assault GBH?
According to the Labour Law for Managers Loose Leaf Service, because assault isn't only a workplace offence, but also a criminal offence, the same criminal law terminology is used to separate less serious assault from assault with more serious consequences.
GBH usually causes major injury and is generally done with some type of weapon.
It's important to note that weapons don't only refer to knives or guns. It can be anything that can seriously injure someone. Such as an iron pipe, a brick, a beer bottle, a broom stick, even a cup of hot coffee thrown into a person's face.
Criminal law makes a significant distinction between common assault and assault GBH.
Common assault's hardly ever penalised with a prison term, whereas GBH generally results in imprisonment.
Company disciplinary policies often don't create two separate offences. This is fine, says Labour Law for Managers Loose Leaf Service, even though assault's a criminal offence.
In the workplace, you can discipline employees for assault in terms of your Code of Conduct or Disciplinary Code and Procedure.
By knowing the difference between common assault and assault GBH, you'll be able to deal with assault in the workplace effectively.
The union steward in our company has argued against medical examinations of our employees. What are the legal requirements of medical testing? [see the answer]
