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Employee Relations(Hrmg 033) Question Paper

Employee Relations(Hrmg 033)

Course:Business Administration

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions.
Question One
WORK/LIFE BALANCE
In a recent survey by some researchers it was found that Kenyan employees are the least likely to take a break with only a few taking their annual leave. Many employees feel the need to cut down their hours and feel that paid work has increasingly become more important.
The need for work/life balance is more prominent as ever as many generation X and Y employees focus on the need for a more balanced lifestyle (they value leisure time). Work/life balance international 2011 in their 2010 survey recognized that this issue clearly impacted negatively upon employees, revealing that full-time employees were finding work/life balance increasingly difficult to achieve.
Many employers and employees have found various mutually beneficial solutions to achieving work life balanced such as part time work, working from home and working flexible hours. This trend has portrayed a fundamental shift in the job market. Pocock (2003) has four part-time work to be one of the most frequently used flexible work arrangement to support work and family obligations.
How can the problems associates with work life balance be addressed by management?
(5 Marks)

Employee’s quality of work life is becoming a business issue. Discuss.
(15 Marks)

Absenteeism and job stress are a product of work-life balance. Explain
(5 Marks)

Question Two
Discuss the history of the industrial relations in Kenya.
(10 Marks)

What conditions must be in plan for industrial relations to take place successfully?
(10 Marks)

Discuss the components of the recognition agreement.
(5 Marks)

Question Three
Using relevant examples, discuss the functions of trade unions in relation to:
(20 Marks)
The union members.
The trade union organization.
The organization.
The society.
Briefly discuss the types of trade unions.
(5 Marks)

Question Four
Using relevant examples, describe the economic impact of industrial disputes to.
(20 Marks)
The employer.
The employee.
The government.
The consumers.
What do you understand by the term "open door policy?"
(5 Marks)

Question Five
Under what conditions is a strike referred to as an "illegal."
(10 Marks)

"There are several employee participation options for companies." Using relevant examples, discuss this statement.
(15 Marks)

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