HR Policies Outside the United States

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published which U.S. equal opportunity employment laws apply outside of the United States as well as equal opportunity employment regulations from Canada, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom.

For this assignment:

• Starting with “The Equal Employment Opportunity Responsibilities of Multinational Employers” article on the U.S. EEOC Web site (linked in the Resources), conduct research to gather information about this topic.
• Next, in a one- to two-page paper, identify which EEOC laws you believe are hardest to enforce in another culture, and the primary HR-related challenges in these cultures. Provide supporting rationale.

Due by Sunday 1/20/2013 by 8pm

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published which U.S. equal opportunity employment laws apply outside of the United States as well as equal opportunity employment regulations from Canada, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom.

For this assignment:

Starting with “The Equal Employment Opportunity Responsibilities of Multinational Employers” article on the U.S. EEOC Web site (linked in the Resources), conduct research to gather information about this topic.

Next, in a one- to two-page paper, identify which EEOC laws you believe are hardest to enforce in another culture, and the primary HR-related challenges in these cultures. Provide supporting rationale.

Once you have completed this assignment, refer to the HR Policies Outside the United States Scoring Guide to ensure you have met all of the requirements of the assignment, and submit it in the assignment area.

Criteria Non-performance Basic Proficient Distinguished Comments

Analyze EEOC laws.

(33%)

[Competency]

Evaluate best HR policies and practices that support multinational organizations. Does not identify EEOC laws. Identifies, but does not analyze, EEOC laws. Analyzes EEOC laws. Analyzes EEOC laws and provides supporting rationale.

Analyze the difficulties in enforcing EEOC laws in other cultures.

(33%)

[Competency]

Evaluate best HR policies and practices that support multinational organizations. Does not identify the difficulties in enforcing EECO laws in other cultures. Identifies, but does not analyze, the difficulties in enforcing EECO laws in other cultures. Analyzes the difficulties in enforcing EECO laws in other cultures. Analyzes the difficulties in enforcing EECO laws in other cultures and provide examples of these difficulties.

Explain the rationale regarding why the regulations conflict with cultural norms.

(34%)

[Competency]

Evaluate best HR policies and practices that support multinational organizations. Does not identify the rationale regarding why the regulations conflict with cultural norms. Identifies, but does not explain, the rationale regarding why the regulations conflict with cultural norms. Explains the rationale regarding why the regulations conflict with cultural norms. Explains the rationale regarding why the regulations conflict with cultural norms and provides examples of these conflicts.