Comparison between American and Mexican employment law.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis between American and Mexican employment law. Once the comparison was established, a series of six analysis of variance were conducted to see how the differences between legislation have an impact in human resources practices in recruitment, personnel selection, training and development, performance appraisal, and human resources practices in general. A sample of 90 human resources directors from different companies were surveyed, relying on the Mexican and American Employment Practices Questionnaire (MAEPQ) designed by the researcher. The result of the comparison between American and Mexican employment laws showed that American law has been more thorough in each of the topics that were analyzed, emphasizing Equal Employment Opportunity. Still, in the practice of human resources activities, statistically significant differences were found, and the hypotheses were supported by concluding that even when the ultimate objective in the legislatures of both countries is to protect employees' dignity and integrity, in Mexico most of the human resources practices still do not. It is further recommended that the Mexican government and the private sector make a joint effort and take the necessary steps to establish more robust hiring and employee development policies to meet the requirements of the current global economic community.