Comparison of HR Policies and Practices in UK and Japan

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ESSAY
The present essay is based on the different Human Resource policies and practices that is
implemented by the companies of UK and Japan with their comparative study. Furthermore, it
cultural theories is also covered with the difference between collectivist and individualist
societies(Dattaraju, 2020). Various theories relevant to the globalization and recommendations
and strategies in order to improve the HR policies is also discussed in the essay.
The culture at the workplace is defined as the behaviour and attitude of employees and
there are various factors that influence the culture of the workplace within the organization
which includes its policies , environment, goals and objectives. By applying the Hofstede's
cultural dimension theory helps to understand the difference in the organizational culture across
countries and how the business is conducted in different nations(Widjaja, and et.al., 2021). The
framework is classified into six dimensions i.e. Power distance index, collectivism and
individualism, uncertainty avoidance index, Femininity and masculinity , short-term and long
term orientation, restraint and indulgence. Every country has different workplace culture which
can be in the form of different policies, procedures and environment. HR policies are the general
procedures that should be followed by the company in order to maintain the favourable working
environment of the company(Ptel, 2020). Some HR policies that is necessary to comply by the
organization are various provisions that is mentioned under the employment contract which
includes the leave policy , code of conduct and also providing security to the employees. In the
present world various provisions have been implemented by the company in order to maintain
favourable working culture in the company. It is the responsibility of the HR department to
recruit and hire candidates which have the capability to perform the specific job role and have
required skill in order to perform the job effectively(Javadizadeh, 2020). For examples both
Land Rover and Toyota has different workplace cultures and also have different HR policies
which help the organization to maintain favourable working environment and best practices in
order to retain and hire the employees as per the skill and experience they have.
Collectivism refers to the principle of practice which focus on prioritizing group over
individual. It results into long term relationship which helps in achieving the group goals. It has
been observed that people in the collectivist society sacrifice their personal benefits and focus
towards welfare and progress of the society(Wong, and et.al., 2018). On the other hand
individualism focuses on human independence and freedom and is against the external