SESSION DECEMBER 2019

COMMERCE COURSE
DPB 6013 : HUMAN RESOURCE
DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT
ASSESSMENT
CASE STUDY 2
METHOD
TOPIC
1. INDUSTRIAL RELATION

CHECKED BY: APPROVED BY:

PREPARED BY:
CLO (Course Coordinator/ (Head of Department/
(Course Lecturer)
Head of Programme) Head of Programme)

CLO 2: Illustrate properly the

procedures and processes in managing
(NORHASYILA
human resource. (C4, PLO1)
MINHAT)
13/03/2020

NAME : _______________________________________________
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Answer all the questions. 100
The Picket at Syarikat Untung Sedia Sdn Bhd.

Nathan called the meeting to silence.

" Gentlemen," he said, " it's time for action. We have been very patient, but the management is
only taking advantage of us. Our union representatives have met with the company five time
already and there's been almost no progress towards signing a new collective agreement. I
propose we start to picket every day at lunch time and for an hour after work until the
management come to their senses and agree to our demands".
Kamil stood up and said, " I second that motion. After all, we are only asking for one
more day of annual holiday and increase of RM50.00 per month to our basic salary. That's
peanut! Workers at Golden Corporation get far more than we do".
One by one the workers present stated their agreement. They were in the mood to call a
strike, but the leaders from the national union had advised them to be patient.

Question
1. Is it legal for the workers to picket in the situation outlined above? (5 marks)
2. Would you agree that picketing is the best solution to the problem faced by the workers?
(5 marks)
3. What might be the short-term and long-term implications for Syarikat Untung Sedia Sdn Bhd if
the workers were to picket? (10 marks)