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Employee Relations(Hrmg 543) Question Paper

Employee Relations(Hrmg 543)

Course:Business Administration

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

TIME: 3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer Question ONE and any Other THREE Questions
Question One
a) Define the term employee Relations and describe its aims and functions.
(7marks)
b) Briefly explain the unitary theory of employee relations and explain its
relevance in modern organizations. (8marks)

c) What is an employment contract? State and explain the main sources of
employment contract. (8marks)

d) Explain the meaning of the term psychological contract and highlight its
various elements. (7marks)

Question Two
a) Distinguish between dismissal, resignation and retirement and highlight the various fair and unfair reasons for dismissal. (15marks)

b) Explain the various factors which can lead the employer to take
disciplinary action against employees. (5marks)

c) Distinguish between employee participation and involvement and explain the various forms of employee participation. (5marks)

Question Three
a) Briefly explain the roles played by collective bargaining in regulating the
employment relationship. (12marks)

b) Briefly explain the dual labour market theory of the gender inequality.
(8marks)

c) Explain the effects of the following on employee relations
i) Market individualisms
ii) Liberal collectivism. (5marks)

Question Four
a) Differentiate between industrial relations and employee relations.
(2marks)
b) Explain the theory of Radical feminism in relation to the Kenyan context.
(10marks)
c) Explain the various ways in which multinational corporations influence the Employee relations system of a country. (8marks)

Question Five
a) State and explain the various roles played by the state in regulating the employment relationship. (10marks)

b) State and explain the various ways of terminating the employment
relationship. (10marks)

c) Write short notes on the following:
i) Redundancy (5marks)
ii) Grievance procedure (5marks)

Question Six
a) Explain the various roles played by trade unions in regulating the
employment relationship. (10marks)

b) Explain the various forms of discrimination which occur in the work place in Kenya today and suggest how they can be addressed. (10marks)

c) Explain the human capital theory of gender inequality in employment.
(5marks)

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