Human Resource Management Practices: US and UK Comparison Report

This report provides a comparative analysis of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices in the United States (Anglo-American) and the United Kingdom (European Continental). It examines the impact of employment on labor laws in both countries, detailing the role of trade unions, wage policies, and legal case laws. The report further explores legislation and labor law differences, including recruitment policies and employee rights. It also analyzes the influence of capitalism theory on both nations, comparing the impact of NBS (National Bureau of Statistics) on cultural factors, such as gender equality. The report concludes by referencing key sources and provides insights into the complexities of HRM in a global context, emphasizing the distinctions between US and UK approaches.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES:
ANGLO-AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Impact of Employment on labour laws across two separate countries one Anglo American
and one European country..........................................................................................................3
Anglo-American Country- United States...............................................................................3
European Continental- United Kingdom...............................................................................4
Legislation and Labour Law......................................................................................................4
Anglo-American Country- United States...............................................................................4
European Continental- United Kingdom...............................................................................5
Analysis of Capitalism Theory Impact on two specified countries comprising comparison of
NBS influence on cultural factors..............................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................7

Impact of Employment on labour laws across two separate countries one
Anglo American and one European country
Anglo-American Country- United States
Current legislation has given the rights to trade union forappreciation through managers in
positive conditions (Pierce and Schott,2016). With the assistance of statutory process the
reduction in union representation can be decelerateand the same have been appropriately
applied over past two decades.The wage policies are fairly guided by trade union on the basis
of ‘fair fays payment for fair days work’. Thus, an attempt has been made by trade union that
each employee receives appropriate payment for the work done by him. The significant
impact can be specified in following manner:
 No variationin closure rates between union and non-union workplaces in the service
sector.
 The variation continues to significant when other aspects for example size, activity
and age of workplaces, were considered
Legal Case Law:
“Mach Mining, LLC v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (April 29, 2015):”, the
specified case comprise EEOC’s obligation relating to making attempt to take action against
unlawful practices through informal method of conciliate prior to make case against employer
for discrimination. It was concluded that as EEOC did not provide complete discretion, thus
they same are to be review by court and provided chance to rectify the discriminatory
practice (Recent U.S. Supreme Court Employment Law Cases, 2018).

European Continental- United Kingdom
Trade unions lead to act as an organization for employees to have combineddepiction with
their managers. Further, trade unions perform various functions and they are:
 Represent employees regardingreimburse and working environment.
 Haggle for higher compensation with the probability of proceeding strike to target
enhanced compensation.
 Synchronize with companies in order to adopt latest functioningpractices and
negotiations with employees.
Legal Case Law:
The decision was concluded in case law of ‘Marshall v Southampton and South-West
Hampshire Area Health Authority (No .2), August 1993’ that no compensation limit is
available in case of discrimination claims. In this case judge made decision that it was
contrary for EU law to provide an upper limit on compensation relating to loss and damage
suffered as result of sex discrimination. In specified case compensation was having limit of
£8,500 but tribunal awarded her £ 20000. Thus, eventually Equality Act 2010 amended the
provision and limit was uncapped. Another landmark decision was made in case of Enderby v
Frenchay Health Authority and Secretary of State for Health (27 October 1993) that the
responsibility of explaining the unequal pay is placed on employers (30 landmark
employment law judgments, 2018).
Legislation and Labour Law
Anglo-American Country- United States
In order to maintainsustainability among ensuring reasonable and human treatment of
employees as well as micromanaging business events, labour legislation is considered as one

of the often litigiousbattle grounds (Tsogas, 2015). The reason behind same is it is applied as
a base through which the interest of workers and managers can be negotiated. Furthermore,
over a decadevirtual state of war among employees and managers subsisted. Recruitment
policy in company of United States in neither strongly career based nor position based. The
employees are selected on the basis of extensive interview and prefer experience
(Hattam,2014). Thus, it can be assessed that experienced person are given preference in
comparison to non-experienced candidates. Another HRM practice which is followed is no
formal restriction to promotion between hierarchical grades. Further, participative leadership
style is preferred which represent that each employee is provided an opportunity to prove his
or her best skills.
European Continental- United Kingdom
The labour laws of United Kingdom supervise relation amongst employees, managers and
trade unions. Employees of United Kingdom gets benefit from a minimum charter of employ
right which are stated in different acts, laws, common law as well as equity. With accordance
to the National Minimum wage Act 1998, the employees having the age more than 25 will
get minimum pay of £7.83. In UK workers enjoys all the obtainable rights that is all rights of
employeealong with child care, retirement and job protection rights.
In accordance with study of Keynes(2018) recruiting policies which have been followed by
the companies of UK is contract based. Thus, a written statement is provided which provide
each and every detail relating to employment. Each employee of UK who is having age over
16 years is maid minimum payment in accordance with hours regardless of size of company
and the type of work done by them (Leyland, 2016). In addition to this, government can also
impose secondary legislation to involve particular groups of individual in the class of
workers. Although the traditional test was that a worker was subject to adequate degree of
control, modified types of work wherein individuals have largersovereigntyregarding the

manner of executing their work. The most effective procedure of recruitment applied is
interviews, reference checks and drug test. Another human resource management practice i.e.
payment of incentives (Barnard and Peers 2017). In UK, commission and bonuses are the
most effective incentive programme which are offered to the employees.
Analysis of Capitalism Theory Impact on two specified countries
comprising comparison of NBS influence on cultural factors
Capitalism Theory requires dissimilarity or variation in wealth. The specified statement is the
main argument in order to stimulate risk- taking and attempt of government to stem it with by
imposing taxation on wealth, property and capital in order to enhance the revenue relating to
taxation. Inequality of wealth in UK and US is twice the inequality of income. Thus there is
no impact of capitalism theory as there is iterative interaction between income and wealth and
great wealth sums up unearned rentier income and eventually results into retacheting the
inequality process (Galbraith, 2017). NBS of United Kingdom has a positive impact on
cultural factor such as gender equality as per the assessment of equality reps report which
assure that equal opportunity practices are applied in order to provide equal chance to male as
well as female. On the contrary in US even though the no. of jobs to women have grown
equal to jobs available to men , the situation available to them end up with diversified
challenges and there exist a hope of better situation comparatively (Conley, 2014).

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