HRM2605
OCTOBER/
NOVEMBER EXAM
2026
UNIQUE NO:
DUE DATE:
, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR LINE
MANAGERS - HRM2605
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2026 EXAMINATION
QUESTION 1
1.1
Responsibility: The responsibility for the health and well-being of employees is a
shared responsibility between management, line managers, HR and employees,
although management has the overall organisational responsibility for providing a safe
and healthy workplace.
Reason: Line managers have direct and continuous contact with employees and are
therefore in a good position to identify health, safety, workload and well-being problems
and take corrective action or refer them to HR and appropriate support services.
1.2
Two problems Lindiwe faces in relation to her career are:
1. Gender discrimination
Lindiwe has the qualifications, experience and proven ability required for the operations
manager position. She has also successfully acted in the position when the previous
manager was absent. Nevertheless, senior management has decided not to consider
her because some directors believe that the position requires a man. This limits her
career advancement because of her gender rather than her competence.
2. Limited internal career advancement
Horizon traditionally prefers recruiting senior managers externally because
management believes external candidates bring new ideas and different ways of
OCTOBER/
NOVEMBER EXAM
2026
UNIQUE NO:
DUE DATE:
, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR LINE
MANAGERS - HRM2605
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2026 EXAMINATION
QUESTION 1
1.1
Responsibility: The responsibility for the health and well-being of employees is a
shared responsibility between management, line managers, HR and employees,
although management has the overall organisational responsibility for providing a safe
and healthy workplace.
Reason: Line managers have direct and continuous contact with employees and are
therefore in a good position to identify health, safety, workload and well-being problems
and take corrective action or refer them to HR and appropriate support services.
1.2
Two problems Lindiwe faces in relation to her career are:
1. Gender discrimination
Lindiwe has the qualifications, experience and proven ability required for the operations
manager position. She has also successfully acted in the position when the previous
manager was absent. Nevertheless, senior management has decided not to consider
her because some directors believe that the position requires a man. This limits her
career advancement because of her gender rather than her competence.
2. Limited internal career advancement
Horizon traditionally prefers recruiting senior managers externally because
management believes external candidates bring new ideas and different ways of
