Personnel Management N5 — Document

November 2019 — N5 — Personnel Management

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1.1Panel interview
1.2Absenteeism
1.3Placement
1.4Recruitment
1.5Affirmative action
1.6Screening
1.7Job satisfaction
1.8Criterion validity
1.9Content validity
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2.1.10\in the ANSWER BOOK.
2.1The person responsible for recruitment and the way the organisation func tions are included in the recruitment policy.
2.2External sources of recruitment are walk ins, temporary employees, word of mouth and advertisement.
2.3Disadvantages of recruitment from within are that rise to the challenge, jealousy because loyalty is rewarded.
2.4Role play , performance appraisal, case studies and SWOT analysis are methods that help with personnel research.
2.5A pool of labour, trade unions and recruitment standards are examples of factors influencing recruitment. 4110435
2.6The value of a well conducted survey, as a personnel research method, is that it helps to obtain data that is accurate, valid and reliable.
2.7Guidelines for the design of a recruitment advertisement are that they must include remuneration information, conditions of service and benefits.
2.8Benefits of recruitment from within the organisation are that it is cost saving and increase motivation.
2.9Commitment to employment equity, a prominent job title and a brief job description are guidelines for the design of an advertisement.
2.1020
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3.1
3.2The placement of Tshepo and the induction programme that follows are equally important to ensure that he becomes productive. Answer the following questions on induction:
3.2.1Name TWO components of an induction programme. (2\
3.2.2
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3.2.4
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4.1Certain performance appraisals cause problems with either the method used or the role of the evaluator responsible for the performance appraisal. Answer the following questions on performance appraisal problems:
4.1.1
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4.2Define the term management b y objectives (MBO
4.3List any FIVE disadvantages of MBO (5\ [40]40
Q5— Section header —
5.1
5.2Name FIVE internal sources of recruitment. (5\
5.3
5.4State THREE advantages of a properly drawn up advertisement. (3\
5.5Name SIX interview techniques the selection panel can make use of. (6\ [40]40
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6.1Many organisations prefer to reward their employees with fringe benefits rather than pure salary increases.
6.1.1Name SIX categories of employee benefits. (6\
6.1.2State FOUR advantages of offering fringe benefits to staff. (4\
6.1.3Give EIGHT examples of fringe benefits an organisation can award to their employees. (8\ 4110435
6.1.4
6.2State EIGHT problems regarding termination of service. (8\ [40]40
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7.1Job enrichment can take place when an employee shows potential to take responsibility. Employees targeted for job enrichment should be given specific tasks followed by regular feedback to help them correct
7.1.1State SIX requirements for successful job enrichment. (6\
7.1.2List SEVEN benefits of job enrichment. (7\
7.1.3
7.2If employees are dissatisfied at work, there is a good chance that some will stay away from work Answer the following questions based on absenteeism
7.2.1State the cost of absenteeism (6\
7.2.2State the methods an organisation can apply to overcome absenteeism. (7\
7.3Management always develop the careers of their employees. Explain in FOUR sentences how you would convince your employees to undergo career development. (4\ [40] TOTAL SECTION B: 160 GRAND TOTAL:40

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Mark Allocation

Total200 marks
Sections20 + 20 + 40 + 40 + 40 + 40 + 40 = 240 marks

Paper information

TitleDocument
SubjectPersonnel Management
LevelN5
Document typeQuestion paper
Year2019
MonthNovember
Pages6
Downloads6

Examination context

Decade2010s
Years ago7y
SeasonSpring (SH)
Start dayFriday
Exam periodNovember 2019
Days since exam2,537

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