COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE EMPLOYMENT SYSTEM AND HR STRATEGIES POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN CHINA AND KENYA

In addition to offering employment, the Chinese have formulated rules and regulations in order to protect and conserve the rights of its citizens in the labor force. Kenya is considered a middle income economy in both Africa and the world. This is attributed to major focus given to agriculture production mainly done in the rural areas. Recently, the country has experienced a rapid growth in the population which is used as a major factor of labor provision. Through the constitution, the Kenyan government has also created a good platform to offer employment to citizens. 415 billion. In 2016, the Chinese labor force was 800 million individuals which are majorly regarded of individuals above 16 years. This also recorded a five million increase of the personals available in the employment sector.

Moreover, about 386 million people were employed in the urban areas while 414 million were employed in the rural areas. Although, the working population in china has recorded a steady increase, the labor force participation rate in china comprising of the Chinese working age population that were involved in the labor force has record a diminishing rate. 5 percent employed in the tertiary sector. This is partly influenced by the implementation of the one child policy, shifting the age pyramid and the overall workforce. According to McKinsey, the proportion of individuals employed with over 55 years of age has grown to 15 percent of the overall working population in china. This is projected to increase to more than 30 percent by 2030. The Guanxi system allows the Chinese government to focus on building a strong relationship oriented society.

This has helped the unemployed growing population to focus starting new business as well as making them highly skilled professionals. The table below shows the employment rate in china from 2007 to 2017, the proportion of employed people in the Chinese population has a range of about 65. 7 percent. Year Percent (%) of employed people 2007 69. 1% Compared to the Kenyan structure, the labor market is categorized into three sectors. A total percentage of 44 of the individuals working on their private properties in the rural areas to producing agricultural produce do not receive their payment. Despite this, a higher percentage of unemployed individual in the Kenyan labor market are situated in the urban areas In Kenya, the informal sector dominates in the provision of employment to the Kenyan population from 2010 to 2016.

About 2. 1 million of the 11. 5 million were employed in the formal sector by 2010 while about 9. 5 million shows an average increase of 4. 4 % per annum translating to 96800 of formal employment per year. Furthermore, the increase from 9. 4 to 11. 8 million of employees employed in the informal sector between 2010 and 2016 shows an average increase of 6. , et al. Furthermore, the managers are also tasked with the human resource task. These include entreating the hire or discharge of the assistant managers and individuals in charge of the monetary activities of the corporation and making verdicts of signing or terminal of administration employees other than those to be hired or terminated by the panel of directors. Managers and employers in the Chinese economy are responsible in many ways. These include securing the laid down mission and vision of the company.

These activities include embezzlement of the firm’s funds. Depositing the business funds into his or her personal account or in the account of any other individual. Moreover, desecration of the rules and regulations set by the establishment which may either result to lending of the organization’s funds to other individuals or misusing the company’s resources for personal security purposes. This is illegal if done without the approval of the panel of directors. Signing partnership deals with other business partners without the permission from the board of directors. He is responsible for the human resource department in which he or she cultivates as well as implement the human resource plans guidelines and practices to be in agreement with the business tactics, objectives and aims for flair administration and structural expansion.

Devices a teaching as well as expansion platform and assimilate the identical with the enactment and aptitude administration scheme (Wells, J. , & Wall, D. Progresses and preserves a human resource system that encounters the board of director’s expectations. Furthermore, he/she prognosis forthcoming manpower necessities and instructs the board of governor on the way forward. Furthermore, the business continuity through conducting of seminars is done by the manager. He/ she are an advisor to the board of directors in relation to the existing relations between the workers and their personal lives. He also prepares the financial budget of the company for the human resource operational activities. He is the representative of the organization at staffs related trial and investigations. The outside communication between the manager and the suppliers allows for the employees to receive services e.

His/her intellectual skills as a manager allow the solicitation of commonsensical and methodical thinking to the existing wide variety of scholarly as well as repetition glitches. Furthermore, the manager can deal with nonverbal allegory including formulas, scientific equations, graphs which frequently existing in complex phases. This also places the manager at the best position to deal with the abstract as well as concrete variables (Wells, J. , & Wall, D. In conclusion, this paper has critical given comparison as well as contrast between China and Kenya in the employment system as well as the human resource strategies, policies and practices. The roles played by the managers and employer between the two nations are similar. These include administration and management of the company and assist to administer policies set by the board of directors towards realization of the goals of the organization.