LRM3701 EXAMINATION SEMESTER 2 2025 QUESTION 2 As a prospective labour relations practitioner, assume you have been approached by a certain company for advice about employment contract. What would you recommend as the content of an employment contract

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QUESTION 2 As a prospective labour relations practitioner, assume you have been
approached by a certain company for advice about employment contract. What would
you recommend as the content of an employment contract to that company. [15 marks]
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QUESTION 3 Read the article at https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Two-
KZN-doctors-nurse-suspended after-patients-death-20150714 and argue whether
their suspension was fair or not from substantive point of view. [10 marks] ............... 6

QUESTION 4 Read the article on this link: https://www.salabournews.co.za/63757-
nelson-mandela-bay-acting electricity-boss-dragged-out-of-his-office-by-staff and
answer this question: As a labour relations consultant advise whether this was an
acceptable conduct and justify your answer. [10 marks] ............................................ 9

QUESTION 5 Read the article on this link: https://businesstech.co.za/news/business-
opinion/835874/shutdown-of 110-year-old-south-african-company-leaves-a-big-hole/
and identify and explain the applicable environmental factors (12 marks) and select
the relevant sentence to support your decision (3 marks) [15 marks] ...................... 11

QUESTION 6 Read the article in this link: https://www.salabournews.co.za/63716-
pilots-strike-ends-as-flysafair-and solidarity-sign-four-year-above-inflation-wage-deal
and indicate (1 mark) which bargaining style you would link with this case and provide
justification for your choice (extract relevant sentence from the article:3 marks).
Thereafter, explain in detail how the chosen style is reflected in the article. [10 marks]
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QUESTION 7 Read the article in this link: https://www.salabournews.co.za/63800-
kalahari-autoforce-truck-drivers-in gqeberha-on-strike-for-higher-wages and answer
the following questions: [15 marks] .......................................................................... 17

7.1. Identify (1 mark) and explain (5 marks) the applicable dispute in the article ..... 17

7.2. How would you classify the employer’s behaviour from collective bargaining point
of view? .................................................................................................................... 18



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7.3. Which negotiation tactic would you associate with this statement? ................... 18

QUESTION 8 Read the article in this link: https://www.salabournews.co.za/63665-
staff-refuse-to-return-to-rosedale clinic-in-kariega-until-safety-guaranteed and answer
the following questions: [10 marks] .......................................................................... 19

8.1. Justify whether this was a fair refusal (2 marks) and determine the grounds for it?
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8.2. Can this employer ensure the safety of the employees in the concerned clinic?
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