The extent and location of collective and individual bargaining in Britain and the United StatesIntroductionThe collective and individual bargaining systems in place in the United Kingdom United (UK) and United States (USA) have many similarities and differences. This essay focuses on the extent and location of collective and individual bargaining in these two countries. Collective bargaining is the process by which workers organize collectively and negotiate with employers regarding the workplace. In various national labor and employment law contexts, collective bargaining takes on a more specific legal meaning. But in the broadest sense, it is the bringing together of workers to negotiate their employment. Fundamentally, individual bargaining is the same as collective bargaining. However, collective bargaining is a relationship between a group of employees and employers, while individual bargaining is an employee's relationship between employers. (ref) specifies that individual negotiation is an agreement by which an organization of employees and an employer determine the employment relations between employers and employees carrying out an activity in the company; Individual negotiation is a negotiation between a single employee and his employer. It is important to note that all the differences and similarities between the two respective countries could not be included in this essay due to the word restriction. In the United Kingdom, collective bargaining has become, and has received approval for many years, the dominant and most appropriate means of regulating the terms of employment of workers. An example of such support comes from Tony Blair (1999) when he states: "I see unions as a force for good, an essential part... middle of paper... which means that most negotiations is at the workplace level). When it comes to individual bargaining, the United States protects the employee with the at-will doctrine. The doctrine of free will appears to be superior to British methods of protecting employees, particularly with regard to fringe benefits received and immediate dismissal. As the free will doctrine has evolved in the courts over the past 50 years, it covers all aspects of wrongful termination. Furthermore, it appears that individual negotiation has become the dominant negotiation tactic for both employer and employee in both respective countries. For the indefinite future, the United States and the United Kingdom will undoubtedly continue to adopt a mixed system of individual bargaining, collective bargaining, and collective bargaining. individual statutory rights in the governance of the employment relationship, with the main focus being on individual negotiation and individual statutory rights.