A labour inspector has laid a charge with the Potchefstroom police in the North West after he was allegedly assaulted by an employer whose workplace he was inspecting.
The alleged attack occurred at the town while the inspector was investigating non-payment of workers’ salaries by the private security company, which cannot be named at this stage as the matter is still being investigated.
The alleged assault occurs just months after a KwaZulu-Natal Magistrate’s Court convicted and fined an employer for a similar attack on an inspector. In terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, assaulting or obstructing a labour inspector is a criminal offence punishable by law.
Enquiries:
Page Boikanyo
Cell: 082 809 3195
Orpa Mathabe
Tel: 018 384 2422
Issued by: Department of Labour
23 July 2009
Source: Department of Labour (http://www.labour.gov.za/)
