HR and the law: Exploring the role of HR practitioners in compliance with workplace laws in England and Australia

Clare Harriet Young; Jane Elizabeth Suter

HR and the law: Exploring the role of HR practitioners in compliance with workplace laws in England and Australia

Clare Harriet Young, Jane Elizabeth Suter

Management

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Abstract

Legal compliance is traditionally associated with HRM, and theoretical discussion regarding compliance identifies it as a socio-political and explicitly non-economic goal of strategic HRM. Despite the laudable nature of this aim there has been a lack of research into how practitioners experience and are able to execute this role. With an increased focus on the need for more sustainable and responsible business (and HRM), the legal compliance aspect of the role deserves attention. This study reports on the first findings of a qualitative comparative study into the role of HR practitioners in compliance with workplace laws in England and Australia. Thematic and discourse analysis reveals the extent of the challenges practitioners face if they push for compliance, the tensions that inhibit compliance relating to a commercial and business-case
orientated HR discourse around compliance in England, and factors that may make it easier for practitioners to spearhead a more compliant and responsible organisation.

Original language	English
Publication status	Unpublished - 7 Sept 2016
Event	British Academy of Management - Newcastle University Duration: 6 Sept 2016 → 8 Sept 2016

Conference

Conference	British Academy of Management
Period	6/09/16 → 8/09/16

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