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HRM2605
EXAM PACK
,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
September/November 2025
HRM2605
Human Resource Management for Line Managers
75 marks
Duration: 3 hours
EXAMINERS:
FIRST EXAMINER: Dr M du Plessis
SECOND EXAMINER: Ms M Sukdeo
MODERATOR: Dr M Bezuidenhout
This paper consists of seven (7) pages.
Instructions:
(1) Students must upload their answer scripts in a single PDF file (answer scripts must not be password
protected or uploaded as “read only” files).
(2) NO e-mailed scripts will be accepted.
(3) Students are advised to preview submissions (answer scripts) to ensure legibility and that the correct
answer script file has been uploaded.
(4) During the examination session, students are permitted to resubmit their answer scripts should their initial
submission be unsatisfactory.
(5) Incorrect file format and uncollated answer scripts will not be considered.
(6) Incorrect answer scripts and/or submissions made on unofficial examination platforms will not be marked
and no opportunity will be granted for resubmission.
(7) A mark awarded for an incomplete submission will be the student’s final mark. No opportunity for
resubmission will be granted.
(8) A mark awarded for illegible scanned submission will be the student’s final mark. No opportunity for
resubmission will be granted.
(9) Submissions will only be accepted from registered student accounts.
(10) Students suspected of dishonest conduct during the examinations will be subjected to disciplinary
processes. Unisa has a zero tolerance for plagiarism and/or any other forms of academic dishonesty.
(11) Students are provided one hour to submit their answer scripts after the official examination time.
Submissions made after the official examination time will be rejected by the examination regulations and
will not be marked.
(12) Students experiencing network or load shedding challenges are advised to apply for an aegrotat and submit
supporting evidence within three days of the examination session.
(13) Students experiencing technical challenges during the examination session should send an email to
. Only communication received from your myLife account will be considered.
(14) Please ensure that you submitted a declaration of honesty.
(15) Submit your answer file on the official myExams platform. Detailed instructions are provided in the
student guide: Take-Home or Portfolio Exam (File Upload) on myExams
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ANSWER ALL THREE (3) OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
QUESTION 1
Read the following scenario and then answer the questions that follow. Remember: your answers should relate to
the information provided in the scenario.
Coping with demands at work
Naledi Lekota is a working mother that hardly has time to relax after hours. She works extremely hard and has
been working at the Val-De-Grace Hospital for more than 10 years. Naledi has been the matron at the hospital
for almost seven years. The operations manager, David Dlamini, whom she reports to, suddenly passed away and
the hospital is urgently looking for a replacement for him. Naledi has all the right qualifications and experience
as she has over the years during his absence been acting as the operations manager – a job she has done very
well. Despite this, the hospital authorities are not even considering her for the position. The directors of the
hospital believe that it is a “man’s job”, and they are not prepared to consider her as a possible candidate.
Previously, managerial vacancies were also filled by external candidates, because management felt that “the new
blood” introduced in this way contributed to innovation and creativity.
Naledi has always tried to make the work environment a better place for the nursing staff. Their wellbeing has
been a big priority for her. She recently noticed that because of the numerous vacancies at the hospital, her nursing
staff are working very hard to cope with the ever-increasing demands from patients. There has also recently been
a worldwide pandemic that has now spread to South Africa. Several people have been hospitalised and placed in
isolation wards to stop the spread of the virus and for intensive monitoring. This has worsened the staffing
situation as the employees now have to work additional shifts to cope with the increasing number of patients.
These employees reported feeling exhausted and as though their efforts and performance are not recognised.
Some staff members even said that they would leave as soon as they found another job that offered better working
conditions.
1.1 HR professionals should recognise that employees generally progress through different career stages.
Identify [½ mark] and briefly discuss [½ mark] the career stage in which Naledi finds herself.
Substantiate your discussion with an example from the case study [1 mark]. (2)
1.2 Identify [2 marks] and briefly discuss [2 marks] two problems that Naledi faces in terms of her career.
(4)
1.3 The Board of Directors assumed that the operations manager position is more suitable for male
employees. Evaluate the legality of this assumption or opinion by referring to the requirements set
out in the Employment Equity Act, no 55 of 1998. (2)
1.4 Identify the recruitment source that was used to attract suitable candidates for the managerial vacancies
at the hospital [1 mark]. Secondly, outline two advantages and two disadvantages of using this
recruitment source [4 marks]. (5)
1.5 You have read in an article that internal staffing can be beneficial to an organisation. Convince the
Board of Directors to consider an internal staffing strategy that will ensure fairness in the selection
and promotion procedures of the hospital. In your answer, you should refer to the advantages of
adopting an internal staffing strategy. (5)
HRM2605
EXAM PACK
,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
September/November 2025
HRM2605
Human Resource Management for Line Managers
75 marks
Duration: 3 hours
EXAMINERS:
FIRST EXAMINER: Dr M du Plessis
SECOND EXAMINER: Ms M Sukdeo
MODERATOR: Dr M Bezuidenhout
This paper consists of seven (7) pages.
Instructions:
(1) Students must upload their answer scripts in a single PDF file (answer scripts must not be password
protected or uploaded as “read only” files).
(2) NO e-mailed scripts will be accepted.
(3) Students are advised to preview submissions (answer scripts) to ensure legibility and that the correct
answer script file has been uploaded.
(4) During the examination session, students are permitted to resubmit their answer scripts should their initial
submission be unsatisfactory.
(5) Incorrect file format and uncollated answer scripts will not be considered.
(6) Incorrect answer scripts and/or submissions made on unofficial examination platforms will not be marked
and no opportunity will be granted for resubmission.
(7) A mark awarded for an incomplete submission will be the student’s final mark. No opportunity for
resubmission will be granted.
(8) A mark awarded for illegible scanned submission will be the student’s final mark. No opportunity for
resubmission will be granted.
(9) Submissions will only be accepted from registered student accounts.
(10) Students suspected of dishonest conduct during the examinations will be subjected to disciplinary
processes. Unisa has a zero tolerance for plagiarism and/or any other forms of academic dishonesty.
(11) Students are provided one hour to submit their answer scripts after the official examination time.
Submissions made after the official examination time will be rejected by the examination regulations and
will not be marked.
(12) Students experiencing network or load shedding challenges are advised to apply for an aegrotat and submit
supporting evidence within three days of the examination session.
(13) Students experiencing technical challenges during the examination session should send an email to
. Only communication received from your myLife account will be considered.
(14) Please ensure that you submitted a declaration of honesty.
(15) Submit your answer file on the official myExams platform. Detailed instructions are provided in the
student guide: Take-Home or Portfolio Exam (File Upload) on myExams
[TURN OVER]
, lOMoAR cPSD| 62047580
ANSWER ALL THREE (3) OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
QUESTION 1
Read the following scenario and then answer the questions that follow. Remember: your answers should relate to
the information provided in the scenario.
Coping with demands at work
Naledi Lekota is a working mother that hardly has time to relax after hours. She works extremely hard and has
been working at the Val-De-Grace Hospital for more than 10 years. Naledi has been the matron at the hospital
for almost seven years. The operations manager, David Dlamini, whom she reports to, suddenly passed away and
the hospital is urgently looking for a replacement for him. Naledi has all the right qualifications and experience
as she has over the years during his absence been acting as the operations manager – a job she has done very
well. Despite this, the hospital authorities are not even considering her for the position. The directors of the
hospital believe that it is a “man’s job”, and they are not prepared to consider her as a possible candidate.
Previously, managerial vacancies were also filled by external candidates, because management felt that “the new
blood” introduced in this way contributed to innovation and creativity.
Naledi has always tried to make the work environment a better place for the nursing staff. Their wellbeing has
been a big priority for her. She recently noticed that because of the numerous vacancies at the hospital, her nursing
staff are working very hard to cope with the ever-increasing demands from patients. There has also recently been
a worldwide pandemic that has now spread to South Africa. Several people have been hospitalised and placed in
isolation wards to stop the spread of the virus and for intensive monitoring. This has worsened the staffing
situation as the employees now have to work additional shifts to cope with the increasing number of patients.
These employees reported feeling exhausted and as though their efforts and performance are not recognised.
Some staff members even said that they would leave as soon as they found another job that offered better working
conditions.
1.1 HR professionals should recognise that employees generally progress through different career stages.
Identify [½ mark] and briefly discuss [½ mark] the career stage in which Naledi finds herself.
Substantiate your discussion with an example from the case study [1 mark]. (2)
1.2 Identify [2 marks] and briefly discuss [2 marks] two problems that Naledi faces in terms of her career.
(4)
1.3 The Board of Directors assumed that the operations manager position is more suitable for male
employees. Evaluate the legality of this assumption or opinion by referring to the requirements set
out in the Employment Equity Act, no 55 of 1998. (2)
1.4 Identify the recruitment source that was used to attract suitable candidates for the managerial vacancies
at the hospital [1 mark]. Secondly, outline two advantages and two disadvantages of using this
recruitment source [4 marks]. (5)
1.5 You have read in an article that internal staffing can be beneficial to an organisation. Convince the
Board of Directors to consider an internal staffing strategy that will ensure fairness in the selection
and promotion procedures of the hospital. In your answer, you should refer to the advantages of
adopting an internal staffing strategy. (5)
