April 2025 Human Resource Management Past Paper Answers

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QUESTION ONE
(a) Identify FOUR advantages of becoming a member of a trade union. (4 marks)

(b) Explain FOUR positive effects of separation when employees are well prepared. (8 marks)
(c) Analyse FOUR internal factors that influence human resource planning in organisations. (8 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION TWO
(a) Outline FOUR limitations in the application of McGregor Theory X in the 21st Century work places. (4 marks)
(b) Summarise FOUR differences between “personnel management” and “human resource management”. (8 marks)

(c) Explain FOUR methods that could be used in organisations to achieve work-life balance in the workplace.
(8 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION THREE
(a) List SIX items that should be included in an employment contract. (6 marks)

(b) Examine FOUR conditions that should be met for negotiation to succeed as an alternative dispute resolution method. (8 marks)

(c) Explain THREE methods of job evaluation in an organisation. (6 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION FOUR
(a) Identify FIVE measures that a human resource manager could put in place to manage under-performance of an employee. (5 marks)
(b) Outline FIVE reasons why newly recruited employees are put on probation. (5 marks)

(c) Explain FIVE steps involved in staff training in an organisation. (10 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION FIVE
(a) Summarise THREE benefits of having a system of laws governing the workplace in a country. (6 marks)
(b) Analyse THREE relevant applications of McClelland’s theory of needs in motivating employees. (6 marks)

(c) Libebe Limited decided to manage all rewards through the different teams in the organisation.

Explain FOUR challenges associated with this approach. (8 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION SIX
(a) Identify FOUR reasons why an organisation may outsource its training services. (4 marks)

(b) Performing a gap analysis involves assessing the current state of a department’s or employee’s performance or skills and comparing this to the desired level.

In reference to the above statement, explain FOUR gap analysis assessment tools. (8 marks)
(c) In reference to the Employment Act 2007, examine FOUR types of terminal benefits that an employee may enjoy after separation from an organisation. (8 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION SEVEN
(a) Identify FOUR methods that could be used to empower employees in an organisation. (4 marks)

(b) Explain SIX negative impacts of technology on employees. (6 marks)

(c) Analyse FIVE types of selection tests that organisations may use to assess prospective candidates. (10 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)