Equality and Diversity in the Workplace

This report discusses the importance of equality and diversity in the workplace, focusing on Next Plc. It covers project management plans, research methodologies, and analysis tools. The report also provides recommendations for maintaining equality and diversity at Next Plc.

Equality and Diversity
in the Workplace
Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................2
Elaborate project aim and objectives......................................................................................2
Build a project management plan...........................................................................................3
Produce WBS and Gantt chart for gaining time frame...........................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
Carry out research by applying research methodologies for meeting objectives...................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
Analyse research by using tools and techniques....................................................................8
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................12
Reflection to meet objectives and for own learning........................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13
INTRODUCTION
Equality and diversity is one of the most important aspect for the organisation as well as for
individual in order to maintain the motivation level of their employees for gaining potential
outcomes from them. Respective report is based on Next Plc which is an UK based
multinational clothing, footwear and home appliances in the whole world. Respective

assignment is based on the subject matter of importance of equality and diversity at the
workplace to collect essential knowledge and information a through kind of research should
be conducted by using various tools and techniques such as project management plan that
determines each and every aspect related to project such as cost, time, scope and many
more. By using various kinds of methods such as primary and secondary sources to collect
information to gain potential outcomes.
TASK 1
Elaborate project aim and objectives.
Project management:
Project management plan is an chain of activities which consist of the initiation,
planning, execution and controlling the activities for achieving desirable goals and
objectives in proper manner (Bendl, Hainzl and Mensi-Klarbach, 2019). in context of
respective project is to examine various factors that contributes towards collecting
necessary knowledge by using the project management tool.
Aim:
To evaluate way or methods a firm imply the equality and diversity at work place.
Objectives:
 To analyse about equality and diversity.
 To evaluate the various ways to implement the equality and diversity at the workplace.
 To analyse or evaluate the benefits obtained after implementation of respective practice.
Questions:
 What is equality and diversity?
 What are the various ways to imply equality and diversity within the work place?
 What are the major benefits obtained by an organisation after implementation of
respective practice?
Build a project management plan.
PMP is an through description of each and every step of the project in order to gain and execute
in proper manner (Georgiadou, Gonzalez-Perez and Olivas-Lujan, 2019). By using

respective tool organisation can estimate various aspects in order to eliminate mistakes
at maximum level.
Cost Before commencing a project it is very much crucial to evaluate the
expenditure, for respective project the cost required is 500 £ and 600£
for completion of it in proper manner.
Scope The major scope of respective project is to accumulate potential
knowledge and information that will be proved beneficial for
students, organisations and for other researchers to
understand significance of equality and diversity at
workplace (Greene, 2019).
Time Calculation of time frame for completion of a specified project is very
much important, in context of respective project the time required to
almost a year to gather important knowledge and information.
Quality Quality is very important to enhance validity and sustainability of a
project, to maintain the level of quality Next Plc conduct proper kind
of research and development to accumulate accurate information.
Change While a new project come on air then major kinds of changes occurs
within the organisation, in that context the major accountability of
Next Plc is to give proper knowledge to their employees about
significance of change.
Risk The risk is associated with every project, the major kind of risk
associated with respective project is to lack of funds, not accurate
information and issue of pilfer so on.
Resources To accomplish the desirable goals and objectives some significant
resources also required that are funds, skilled workforce, time and
management (Nachmias, Ridgway and Caven, 2019).

Produce WBS and Gantt chart for gaining time frame.
For an organisation it is very much crucial to set time limit to accomplish goals and objectives in
proper manner (Khan and et.al ., 2019). In context of Next Plc by using the WBS and
Gantt chart they set time frame for gaining desirable objectives.
Gantt chart:
Respective tool is one of graphical and Bar chart that depicts the initiation and
concluding dates or period by availing various kinds of elements such as milestones,
resources, time, dependencies and many more (Milner, Demilly and Pochic, 2019)
.

Work breakdown structure:
WBS is one of the most important tool to divide or break down work and activities into
smaller parts so that it make easy the whole work to accomplish properly. By using respective
tool organisation can be able to manage the complexity of work by delivering value to the
ultimate user .

TASK 2
Carry out research by applying research methodologies for meeting objectives.
Quantitative data:
Respective tool of data collection is very much important as it more accurate and viable
as it provides information in number form (Nachmias, Ridgway and Caven, 2019). With the
help of graphs and charts the expressive kind of results should be gained. In respective project
both qualitative and quantitative tools should be used in order to enhance viability of outcomes.
Qualitative data:
In respective tool of accumulation of knowledge and information that depicts results in
approximates and characterize form that can be recorded and observed in proper form
(Nachmias, Aravopoulou and Caven, 2019). The major methods which come under it are
observation, face to face interview and by using focus groups etc. In respective project by using
the questionnaire important data should be collected.
Primary research:

In respective form of collection of information consist of accumulation of information
directly from the people with help of surveys, face to face interview and questionnaire.
Respective method of collecting information is costly and time consuming in nature. In
respective project the both primary and secondary tools of collecting information should be used
to reach at desirable outcomes.
Secondary research:
In respective kind of tool for collecting data and information that draws outcomes from
already available knowledge and information (Nachmias, Aravopoulou and Caven, 2019).
Respective tool of collecting information is comparatively less costly and not so much time
consuming in comparison to the primary method of collection of data.
Sample size:
Sample size is very much important for a project to enhance validity of outcomes, by
acknowledging information from no. of respondents proved beneficial for a researcher to remain
competitive in business environment. In respective research the no. of respondents are 40.
Questionnaire:
Questionnaire is one of the important kind of research instrument that are long list of
questions that are asked by the respondents to acknowledge their point of view in specified
subject matter to reach at verified conclusion (Nachmias, Aravopoulou and Caven, 2019).
Questionnaire
1. Do you know about equality and diversity at workplace?
A) yes
B) No
2. Major methods or ways adopted by an organisation to enhance equality?
A) Communication
B) effect of good leaders and managers
C) Training and development
3. Does Equality and diversity helps to organisation to gain sustainability?
A) Yes
B) No
4. What are the major efforts in order to maintain equality and diversity to remain competitive
in marketplace?

A) Policies and procedures
B) Training and development
C) Ethical Endeavour
5. Suggestions for the Next Plc in order to maintain equality and diversity at workplace?
Ethics, reliability and validity:
For an organisation while conducting the research and development it is very much
crucial to collect necessary information from valid and accurate sources in order to remain
competitive in marketplace.
TASK 3
Analyse research by using tools and techniques.
1. Do you know about equality and diversity at
workplace?
Frequency
A) yes 30
B) No 10
Interpretation:
Equality and diversity is very much important as per the accumulated data and
information from the no. of respondents. As they stated that it proved beneficial for both
organisation as well as individual to maintain level of motivation and productivity. 30
respondents give remarks in favour of it

2. Major methods or ways adopted by an
organisation to enhance equality?
Frequency
A) Communication 10
B) effect of good leaders and managers 10
C) Training and development 20
Interpretation:
The crucial or potential ways to adopt equality at workplace is to communicate with the
employees in positive manner and influence of good leader and managers on the subordinates as
it proved beneficial for them to gain potential outcomes. The another thing is training and
development to employees that proved beneficial for organisation. In that regards training and
development is proved beneficial as 20 respondents give in favour it.
A) yes B) No
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10
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20
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30
30
10
Column B
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10
20
A) Communication
B) effect of good leaders and
managers
C) Training and development

3. Does Equality and diversity helps to
organisation to gain sustainability?
Frequency
A) Yes 30
B) No 10
Interpretation:
Equality and diversity is very much important as it helps to maintain the motivation and
productivity of employees in order to gain potential outcomes. In that regards 30 respondents
give positive remark that it proved beneficial for them to remain competitive in marketplace.
4. What are the major efforts in order to
maintain equality and diversity to remain
competitive in marketplace?
Frequency
A) Policies and procedures 20
B) Training and development 10
C) Ethical Endeavour 10
A) Yes B) No
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10
20
30
30
10
Column B

Interpretation:
In an organisation there are major kinds of efforts put by management in order to
maintain equality and diversity within the workplace by using policies and procedures, by
providing training and development to employees and behave in ethical manner. in that regards
20 respondents remark that policies and procedures helps to maintain equality and diversity at
the work place.
5. Suggestions for the Next Plc in order to maintain equality and diversity at workplace?
To maintain the equality and diversity at the work place the major efforts to build policies
that favour the give equal opportunity to people so that by imply equality act in their
organisation. Equal pay for equal work also proved beneficial in order to gain competitive work
force within organisation.
Re Commendation:
From the above research it has been recommended that for the every organisation it is
very much important to work for the welfare of their workforce as human resource is one of
most precious assets in front of an organisation (Nachmias, Ridgway and Caven, 2019). so it is
very much crucial to provide kinds of benefits and behave with them in ethical manner so that
they can give one of their best efforts that are as follows:
 To provide training and development to the employees that helps in their career growth
and development to remain competitive in business.
 To work in welfare of employees by building strategies and tactics such as flexible
working, remote working and many more so that they give one of their best efforts in
positive manner.
 Recruit diverse people in the organisation and build effective kind of team in which every
one put one of their best efforts in organisational development.
20
10
10
A) Policies and procedures
B) Training and development
C) Ethical Endeavour

TASK 4
Reflection to meet objectives and for own learning.
From the respective project it has been summarised that while commencing a project it has
been very much necessary to plan and coordinate each and every aspect properly. From
respective project i can be able to understand that an individual have to distribute roles and
responsibilities as per skills and abilities of another one so that they can give one of their
best efforts. We also face some kind of limitations in accumulation of funds that are crucial
to accomplish each and every task in proper manner. Due to the varied opinions of people I
faced kinds of issues such as management of people and resources and gain desirable
outcomes from them in positive manner. in that series the motivation level of various people
varied from one another so it proved difficult for us to provide benefits accordingly to them.
So the overall experience is good enough and it provides me lot of learning with experiences
in order to gain success.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that equality and diversity is not matters only
within the organisation but in every aspect of life. It is very much essential to enhance
motivation and level of productivity within the organisation. With the help of it a firm can be
able to retain one of best employees within the organisation. By using kinds of practices
organisation can maintain behave equally with people in organisation such as providing equal
opportunities, wages and diversity at workplace.

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