LRM2601 ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 - 2023
, Question 1
1.1
PROCEDURAL JUSTICE
The employees perceived fairness of the substance of decisions or outcomes. This is
about the process that is used to make decisions, i.e.: when an organisation decides to
retrench employees when there is no real economic need for the retrenchments, this
could be perceived to be procedurally unjust
1.2
DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
Distributive justice in employment relations concerns itself with perceived fairness of
organisational outcomes they receive. Focuses on the perceived fairness of
distributions or outcomes, i.e.: how employees perceive their compensation compared
with that of others (McGregor et al, 2014).
1.3
INTERPERSONAL JUSTICE
Perceived fairness of treatment by decision makers. The manner in which outcomes are
communicated to employees at an interpersonal level. In employment relations, it
relates to the employees perceived fairness of the interpersonal treatment they receive
from authority figures.
Question 2
MACRO-EXTERNAL FACTORS
Socioeconomic factors-
Factors such as the country’s economic growth rate, inflation, taxation and interest rates
may all have an effect on employment relations. If the economy is sluggish, this may
cause a drop in the demand for products/services. This will lead to increased
unemployment because too few job opportunities are created in relation to the number
of new jobseekers entering the market from school, college or university. People who
, Question 1
1.1
PROCEDURAL JUSTICE
The employees perceived fairness of the substance of decisions or outcomes. This is
about the process that is used to make decisions, i.e.: when an organisation decides to
retrench employees when there is no real economic need for the retrenchments, this
could be perceived to be procedurally unjust
1.2
DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
Distributive justice in employment relations concerns itself with perceived fairness of
organisational outcomes they receive. Focuses on the perceived fairness of
distributions or outcomes, i.e.: how employees perceive their compensation compared
with that of others (McGregor et al, 2014).
1.3
INTERPERSONAL JUSTICE
Perceived fairness of treatment by decision makers. The manner in which outcomes are
communicated to employees at an interpersonal level. In employment relations, it
relates to the employees perceived fairness of the interpersonal treatment they receive
from authority figures.
Question 2
MACRO-EXTERNAL FACTORS
Socioeconomic factors-
Factors such as the country’s economic growth rate, inflation, taxation and interest rates
may all have an effect on employment relations. If the economy is sluggish, this may
cause a drop in the demand for products/services. This will lead to increased
unemployment because too few job opportunities are created in relation to the number
of new jobseekers entering the market from school, college or university. People who
