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Dear student
The purpose of assignment 1 is for you, your group members, and your tutor to get to know each other
better. You will have to start communicating with your group members and provide them with
constructive and supportive feedback. You will be expected to make meaningful contributions based on
the questions that you are provided with.
A final assignment (‘Word’ document) must be uploaded on Blackboard in the assignment link called:
Assignment 1
Section A:
Question 1 (3 marks)
Itumeleng Mohojane and I’m currently enrolled for Bachelor of commerce in the University of Free
State.
1.2 Tell the group and your tutor what your dream job is and also why human resource management is
relevant to your specific field of study.
Strength
Standardisation of tools, equipment, materials
and work methods. It gives incentive wages to the
workers for higher production. There is the
elimination of wastes and realisation of syste
Weakness
Strength
Weakness
Strength
Weakness
3.3 HR Functions and Legislation (Combine these two activities)
3.3 HR functions and the law
Hence, the Human resource approach is the best role I prefer, because it links to how worker’s skills are
developed and improved in order to bring a healthy competition within the organization
You have recently been appointed as the HR manager of a company in South Africa. As an HR
manager, it is important to maintain good employment relationships. Employment relations in South
Africa are governed by a comprehensive legislative framework. This is the system of laws that control
and give structure to the relationships in the work environment. Your first assignment is to complete the
table below by linking the different HR functions with the correct labour laws. You would then have to
prepare a word document for the board of directors of your company.
Please allow for 30 minutes for discussions within the small groups. After the discussions have taken
place, allow the students 5 minutes to present their findings to the tutor.
HR Section: Law
Total: 25 Marks