The extent and location of collective and individual bargaining in Great Britain and the United States IntroductionThe collective and individual bargaining systems in place in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America America (USA) has many similarities and differences. This essay focuses on the scope and location of collective and individual bargaining in these two countries. Collective bargaining is the process by which workers collectively organize and bargain with employers about jobs. In various national contexts of labor and employment law, collective bargaining takes on a more specific legal meaning. In a broad sense, however, it is the meeting of workers to negotiate their employment. Fundamentally, individual bargaining is identical to collective bargaining. However, collective bargaining is the relationship between a group of employees and employers, while individual bargaining is the relationship of an employee between employers. (ref) clarifies that individual bargaining is an agreement by which an employee organization and an employer determine the employment relationships between employers and employees with a business; Individual bargaining is a negotiation between an individual worker and his employer. It is important to note that all the differences and similarities of the two respective countries cannot be included in this essay due to the word restriction. In the United Kingdom collective bargaining has become, and has for many years received approval as, the dominant norm and the most appropriate means of regulating the conditions of work and employment of workers. An example of such endorsement comes from Tony Blair (1999) when he stated that “I see trade unions as a force for good, an essential part… halfway through the document… meaning that most of the bargaining is at workplace level). As regards individual bargaining, the USA protects the employee with the at-will doctrine. The doctrine of free will appears to be superior to British methods of employee protection, especially regarding 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 unfair dismissal. Furthermore, it appears that individual bargaining has become the dominant negotiation tactic for both employer and employee in both 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 individual statutory rights in managing the employment relationship, with particular attention to individual bargaining and individual statutory rights.