HR PLANNING
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
T&D
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
SCENARIOS
100

The process that influences the number and types of applicants who apply for a job and whether the applicants accept jobs that are offered

What is Recruitment?

100

This Act is referred to as the cornerstone of labour relations

What is the Industrial Relations Act (Chap 88:01)

100

The process of acquiring specific skills or knowledge for a particular job. It focuses on improving immediate performance and productivity. Moreover, it is usually short-term and task oriented.

What is Training?

100

This HR function refers to how an organisation manages the relationship between employees, managers and the business. In our local context, it encompasses IR, Discipline, Grievance, Employee Wellness and OSH Compliance.

What is Employee Relations?

100

Paul started working at WeTech recently as an IT Technician. HR should arrange this with John.

What is orientation/training?

200

The process of integrating new employees into an organization. It includes the orientation process and opportunities for new hires to learn about the organization's culture. This process can span one day, to several months depending on the organisation. 

What is onboarding?

200

Under this Act, the worker can apply for this leave once every twenty-four months.

What is The Maternity Protection Act (Chap 45:57)

200

The process that is used to determine if and what type of training is necessary.

What is a Needs Assessment?

200

This activity has four stages: verbal warning, written warning, suspension and dismissal.

What are the stages of progressive discipline? 

200

Kevin is given this type of help to improve his performance because he repeatedly submits inaccurate financial reports despite receiving additional training.

What is a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)?

300

A focused, future-oriented process for keeping talent in the organisational pipeline. It is a strategic practice of identifying the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform critical functions.

What is Succession Planning?

300

This Act governs redundancy, outlining strict procedures and minimum severance compensation.

What is the Retrenchment and Severance Benefit Act (Chap 88:13)?

300

This is the third phase of the Systems Approach to Training.

What is Implementation?

300

The action of immediately terminating a worker without notice due to serious misconduct. 

What is Summary Dismissal?

300

Joan is unable to focus at work as she is having some domestic challenges. She decides to participate in a particular programme to help her cope during this period.

What is an Employee Assistance Programme?

400

The development and implementation of the HR process to facilitate the achievement of the organisation's strategic objectives.

What is Strategic Human Resource Management?

400

Under this Act, the employer has a duty to conduct his undertaking in such a way as to ensure that persons not in his employment are not exposed to risks to their safety or health.

What is the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act (Chap 88:08)?

400

Reaction, Learning, Behaviour, Impact are steps in this model.

What is the Kirkpatrick Model of Evaluation?

400

This type of termination is in breach of employment laws and/or principles of fairness.

What is Unfair Dismissal?

400

Kelly’s Supermarket is going out of business. All 18 employees are notified of the closer and given 1 weeks’ notice and further told that there is no severance benefit to be received. This is a contravention of a particular legislation.

What is the Retrenchment and Severance Benefit Act?

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