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Industrial Relations Management (Saturday Class) Question Paper

Industrial Relations Management (Saturday Class)

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Kca University question papers

Exam Year:2009

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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2009/2010
THIRD YEAR STAGE 1 EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
CAM 311-H - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS MANAGEMENT
(SATURDAY CLASS)
DATE: DECEMBER 2009 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer ONE and Any other TWO Questions
QUESTION ONE
a) The employment act, as applied in law, does not apply to which persons? ( 4 Marks)
b) Outline any two instances that would constitute forced or compulsory labour. ( 4 Marks)
c) List five grounds that would be considered by a court of law as direct or indirect discrimination
of an employee or prospective employee. ( 10 Marks)
d) Explain the following terms:
i) “Lockout” (3 Marks)
ii) “piece work” (3 Marks)
iii) “redundancy” ( 3 Marks)
iv) trade union ( 3 Marks)
QUESTION TWO
a) According to the Federation of Kenya Employers, the Work Injury Benefits Act, 2007, will
adversely affect businesses. Using examples, discuss the envisaged problems that the FKE has
foreseen. ( 12 Marks)
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b) Outline what sexual harassment in the workplace would constitute (8 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) Discuss the particulars that a written contract of service should state. ( 10 Marks)
b) The Employment Act, 2007, entitles a female employee to three months maternity leave with
full pay, without forfeiture of her annual leave. As an employer, does this clause merit the
retention of an employee and do you think it may affect the business? Why and why not?
(10 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
Discuss the factors that may amount to gross misconduct so as to justify the summary dismissal of an
employee for lawful cause. (20 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) What are the salient features of the protection to labor provision of the Constitution?
( 10 Marks)
b) Provide an overview of some key provisions in The Occupational Health and Safety Act, 2007.
( 10 Marks)

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