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Leaving Cert Business: Human resource management
How often Human resource management comes up on the Business papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
HL Asked on 7 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
OL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
June 2027 is the first exam on the new Business course. These come from the 2016–2026 papers, so read them as a guide.
Quick ones on Human resource management.
- Performance appraisal
- Workforce planning
- Induction
- Selection
- Internal recruitment
- External recruitment
- Psychometric test
- Reference check
- Performance appraisal
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(a) Workforce planning
(b) External recruitment
(c) Psychometric test
Higher Level
Asked on 7 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Section 3 Q6 |
| 2025 | Section 2 ABQ |
| 2024 | Not asked |
| 2023 | Section 3 Q6 |
| 2022 | Section 3 Q6 |
| 2021 | Not asked |
| 2019 | Section 1 Q1, Section 3 Q6 |
| 2018 | Section 1 Q10, Section 3 Q6 |
| 2017 | Not asked |
| 2016 | Section 3 Q5 |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
More Human resource management questions
Human resource management, 2 marks
Letting staff choose their start and finish times within set limits is…
- Job sharing
- Overtime
- Flexitime
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Flexitime
Flexitime lets employees vary their start and finish times around fixed core hours, helping them balance work and family life, which can lower absenteeism.
Human resource management, 2 marks
Pay such as bonuses and commission is a…
- Benefit-in-kind
- Financial reward
- Non-financial reward
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Financial reward
Financial rewards are money-based incentives, such as pay, bonuses, commission and profit-sharing. Non-financial rewards, such as praise and promotion, motivate without direct payment.
Human resource management, 2 marks
Praise and more interesting work are examples of…
- Non-financial rewards
- Financial rewards
- Benefits-in-kind
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Non-financial rewards
Non-financial rewards motivate through recognition, responsibility and a better working environment, and link to Herzberg's motivators and Maslow's esteem needs.
Ordinary Level
Asked on 10 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Section 2 Q7 |
| 2025 | Section 2 Q7 |
| 2024 | Section 2 Q7 |
| 2023 | Section 1 Q7, Section 2 Q7 |
| 2022 | Section 2 Q7 |
| 2021 | Section 2 Q6 |
| 2019 | Section 2 Q5 |
| 2018 | Section 2 Q5 |
| 2017 | Section 2 Q6 |
| 2016 | Section 2 Q6 |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
More Human resource management questions
Human resource management, 2 marks
A list of the duties and tasks of a job is a…
- Person specification
- Curriculum vitae
- Job description
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Job description
The job description describes the job itself: the title, the duties, the hours and who the person reports to.
Human resource management, 3 marks
A formal meeting to review how well an employee is doing their job is a…
- Recruitment interview
- Performance appraisal
- Induction
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Performance appraisal
The manager and employee review performance against targets, agree training needs and set goals for the year ahead.
Human resource management, 2 marks
A list of the qualifications and qualities the ideal candidate needs is a…
- Person specification
- Job description
- Contract of employment
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Person specification
The person specification describes the person, not the job, and is used to shortlist applicants fairly.
Other Business topics
- Break-even
- Business and the economy
- Business expansion
- Communication
- Consumer protection
- Employment law
- Enterprise
- Industrial relations
- Insurance
- International trade
- Law of contract
- Market research
- Motivation
- New product development
- Production
- Promotion
- Sources of finance
- Taxation
- The EU
- Business organisations
- Categories of industry
- Government and business
- Ratios
- Stakeholders
- Global marketing
- Planning
- Product life cycle
- Changing role of management
- Channels of distribution
- Factors of production
- Leading
- Marketing
- Marketing mix
- Multinational companies
- Organising
- Protectionism
- Structures
- Conflict resolution
- Market segmentation
- Pricing
- Cash flow
- Quality control
- Social responsibility
- State-owned enterprises
- Teamwork
- Business alliances
- Community development
- Controlling
- Data protection
- Delegation
- Ethics
- Global business
- Stock control
- The environment
- Credit control
- EU policies
- Household finance
- Management activities
- Management skills
- Total quality management
- Business plan
- Finance
- Globalisation
- Monitoring the business
- The single market