Equality and Diversity in the Workplace: A Case Study on ASDA

Equality and diversity in the workplace.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
P1 Project aims and objectives...............................................................................................3
P2 Project management plan..................................................................................................4
P 3 Gantt chart and work break down....................................................................................5
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................7
P4 Research methodology......................................................................................................7
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................8
P5 Data analysis.....................................................................................................................8
P 6 Recommendation............................................................................................................16
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................16
P 7 Reflection.......................................................................................................................16
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................18
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................19

Tittle: To identify the reason of disparity in wages between men and women in retail sector. A
case study on ASDA.
INTRODUCTION
Equality and diversity in the workplace is defined as promoting equality of opportunity
for all, through diversity giving to each individual the chance to achieve their potential and free
from any discrimination (Klarsfeld and et.al., 2016). The present case study is based on the
“Gender pay gap” which I the biggest which is faced by employees within the company. The
report will formulate by aims and objectives as well as project management plan for completing
research on time by Gantt chart. This will includes a research methodology for collecting data as
well as data analysis. This also highlight steps of recommendations for better work as well
complete reflection of work.
LO 1
P1 Project aims and objectives.
Background of study:
Equality and diversity is very important at workplace to maintain growth of company.
The study is based on gender pay gap because it is the issues which is faced by employees at
workplace (Milner, 2017). This is the average difference between remuneration for men and
woman who are working.
Background of company:
ASDA is British multinational supermarket retails company which is founded in 1949.
Company is deals in various home based products and services to its customers. The company
have 165000 number of employees with 633 number of locations.
Aim:
 To analysis the reason of disparity in wages between men and women in organization. —
A case study on ASDA.
Objectives:
 To understand the concept of equality and diversity.
 To identify the reason of disparity and its impact on employee performance.
 To investigate the different ways to eradicate negative impact of inequality from
workplace.
 To recommanded the ways to promote equality and diversity.

Questions:
 What is the concept of equality and diversity?
 What are the reasons of disparity and how it impacts to employee performance?
 What are ways for eradicate negative impact of inequalities?
 What you are recommanded for promote equality and diversity?
P2 Project management plan.
A project management plan is a document which is used to describe every phase of a
project (Sharma, 2016). This provides the comprehensive baseline of what has to be achieved by
using proper project management plan.
Scope:
Scope of this research is limited to employees of ASDA company only and help to
analysis ways to eradicate impact of the disparity with employee at company. This will help to
determine the reasons of disparity art workplace.
Quality:
Quality aspects of the project management plan which is help for ensure about the data
which have been gathered by qualitative and quantitative research sources (Morden, 2017). That
are used by researcher are authentic and relevant to the topic.
Risk:
Risk is faced by researcher at the time of collecting data for conducting research. Other is
the most of prominent risk is accuracy websites for collecting data.
Resources:
Researcher has use various resource for complete research in proper manner (Rojas,
2018). Those are computer system, stationery, tools and techniques for collect data.
Communication:
Communication is a major part which is helpful for address keenly and a key aspect
ensuring that the research is carried out successfully. Researcher is use simple and easy
communication which is helps to customers, employees and stakeholder understand properly.
Milestone schedule
Milestone Due date Justification
Identification of aim and 28/12/2019 This will be done 3 days before

objectives the actual end date to get it
checked by the tutor.
Research methodology 04/01/2020 This will be done 2 days before
to evaluate whether the method
used for research are correct or
not.
Data analysis 06/01/2020 This will be analysed 2 days
before the actual deadline so
that it can be again checked
and revised.
P 3 Gantt chart and work break down
Gantt chart
Task Mode Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
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uled
Formulation of topic 6 days Wed 12/18/19 Wed 12/25/19
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uled
Formulation of aims, ob-
jectives and research
questions
4 days Thu 12/26/19 Tue 12/31/19 1
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uled
Research methodology 4 days Wed 1/1/20 Mon 1/6/20 2
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uled
Collection of data 4 days Tue 1/7/20 Fri 1/10/20 3,2
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uled
Analysis and interpreta-
tion of data 6 days Wed 1/1/20 Wed 1/8/20 1,2
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uled
Draw conclusion and rec-
ommendation 4 days Thu 1/9/20 Tue 1/14/20 5
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uled
Draw reflection 5 days Wed 1/15/20 Tue 1/21/20 6
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uled
Conclusion and Recom-
mendation 3 days Wed 1/22/20 Fri 1/24/20 7

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uled
Reflection 3 days Wed 1/22/20 Fri 1/24/20 1,2,5,7
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uled
End of project 1 day Mon 1/27/20 Mon 1/27/20 9