Importance of Fairness in Workforce for Business Success

This document discusses the importance of fairness within the workforce for the success of a business. It includes a case study on Verdant Leisure and covers project aims, objectives, project management plan, work breakdown structure, and Gantt chart.

Managing a Successful
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Table of Contents
Contents
TITLE..............................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Devise project aims and objectives...................................................................................1
P2 Produce of project management plan................................................................................4
P3 Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart....................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P4) Carry out small-scale research.........................................................................................7
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................11
P5) Present findings and data using appropriate tools and techniques.................................11
P6) Communicate appropriate recommendations................................................................16
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................17
P7) Reflect on the value of undertaking the projects to meet stated objectives and own
learning and performance.....................................................................................................17
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................18
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................19

TITLE
“To examine the importance of fairness within the workforce that leads more success of
the business”. A case study on Verdant Leisure.
INTRODUCTION
The success of the business is the most prior aspect as it shows the collective outcomes of all
the employees that are working within the business and because of their efforts the business is
able to achieve their goal and objectives in the opportune base. The employee and the backbone
of the business and due to their working performance and ability the company is able to give a
tough fight within the market or to their competitors (Appelbaum, 2018). All the companies have
worked to gain better success and more growth and with this it is most needed that contain most
capable and brilliant worker has performed all the operations and function with more sufficiency.
In addition it is also be more necessary that the company must have induce more fairness within
the workforce and have provide the most clear and transparent information and opportunities to
all the employee by which the perfect balance will get maintained and with this the employee get
sustain in the company used for longer age of time. Verdant Leisure is taken in this report that is
the medium size organisation and is a holiday park company that have function in England and
Scotland and was found in 2010 by Graham Hodgson and partners. The report includes the aims
along with objective of project, project management plan moreover finding as well as
recommendation.
TASK 1
P1 Devise project aims and objectives
To examine importance of fairness within workforce that leads more success of the
business and that is also get supported by the law as with “the Equality Act 2010” that makes the
clear sense of the good business and its operation running. It is the act that is more prior and
imparts the better opportunity to all the working employee with the workplace is protected from
any kind of discrimination (Barrow, 2018). It has been developed the positive surround that
emphasis the probability of success as at this all the employee are more committed and focused
towards their work and to enhanced the skills and knowledge.
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Aim- “To examine the importance of fairness within the workforce that leads more
success of the business” As Verdant Leisure has been uses this ethnic and gender balanced
workforce within all the working levels. In addition while maintaining the fairness and the
diversity in employee somehow different issues also get developed and it is more essential that it
get noticed within the certain period of time and get resolved as well by which clarity will get
developed for longer period of time (Bell, 2018).
Objectives
 To measure the impact of fairness within the workforce as in industry.
 To enlarge the superior considerate about the impartiality at the workplace.
 To measure the issues of fairness and assortment at working situate.
 To examine different challenges that get faced by the Verdant Leisure while maintaining
fairness at Verdant Leisure.
 To define the favourable outcome that gets developed within the business due to fairness
and diversity (Bjorvatn, 2018).
Research questions:
 What are the impacts of fairness at workforce in business?
 The importance of fairness within working place.
 The different issue that get rise with impartiality and assortment at Verdant Leisure?
 To measure the various challenges that gets developed due to fairness within the
workforce.
 To measure the significance of the fairness and diversity within the business.
Literature Review
What are the impacts of fairness at workforce in business?
According to the point of view of Lisa Rabasca Roepe, 2016, the fairness at the working
place changes the perception of the individuals and with this have the direct impact on the health
as well. The fairness brings the better effectiveness in between the working conditions as
everyone get under the similar policy for rewarding, promotion, payments, wages, assignment
that has huge impact on the health of an employee (Cletus, 2018). If the employee feel more
equal that it enhance the motivation and then they have perform their work without any pressure
and also feels more comfortable as well.
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The importance of fairness within working place
According to the point of view of Louise petty, 2016, fairness and assortment is extra
related and vital for the business as well as didn’t get depend upon number of worker that are
working in the production either it is two, hundred or more that that it belongs to all the
situations. The business have worked within the equality with the aim to ensure that all the
employee has the accessibility of similar opportunities and fair treatment and promotes the
surround that is gratis from all pestering, oppression, discrimination and bullying (Cuellar,
2018). The equality act 2010 eliminates the illegal favouritism and promotes the healthy relations
in between the employees.
The different issues that get rise with the fairness and assortment at the place of work
According to the point of view of Marcus Erb, 2020, employee are more concerned and
focused about the pay system, recognition, managerial favouritism and some of the leadership
challenges as well. The company has face more issues that are as related to the managing of the
employees that are working within the different branches of the business and with this it is
essential and required that the company must conduct the better communication and recognise
the performance with more ease that helps to get promote the fairness. The transparency in the
payments also gets maintain that include the compensation and other benefits that get provided
as per the job role and experience.
To measure the various challenges that gets developed due to fairness within the workforce.
According to the point of view of Katle Reynolds, 2017, there are a little diverse
challenge so as to developed due to fairness as the employee to belong from the unlike society
didn’t get be more likely towards each other and have take more time to develop the better
understanding among them (Fischer, 2019). The multicultural forms of the business that get
integrate in the team and have generated more difficulties such as to get over from the stereotype
that enhances the negative culture. It is more needed that communication must be more clear but
the employee get misinterpreted and have face more difficulties while understanding each other
language due to the cross culture.
The significance of the fairness and diversity within the business
According to the point of view of Nicola Holt, 2015, the business must have a lot of
reason to work on with the equality and diversity and it is the most right thing to promote with
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all the legalities that develops the positive benefits in the business. The effective communication
will get developed as which is more necessary to manage the day to day activities and enhance
the working ability and experience that furthermore helps in to improvise the generation of
creative ideas that builds the supporting working surround (Fleming, 2019). As much the equal
employee feels that much productivity of the business gets developed and make the valuable
difference and ensure that employee are getting protective from all the discriminations.
P2 Produce of project management plan
This is a plan which is needed with vital for the business as it assists to complete the
overall project with more sufficiency. It has been used by the researcher so as to develop the step
by step procedure that is follows to attain the outcome in systematic manner. The project
planning includes the different functions as like control, implement, execute, managing of
diverse actions that perform in project by which the efficiency of the project get enhanced.
Project plan
Aim and deliverables: The plan of researcher about this scheme is towards increase the
better understanding concerning the unlike impact and need of the fairness with the diverse
challenge as well as issue that are connected among the impartiality and miscellaneous
workforce.
Scope: It reflect the achievable outcome that is proceeded after the completion of the project
and in this the researcher work to remove all the redundancy by which suitable result get
conceived that is furthermore more useful for the Verdant Leisure in future period of time
(Fogarty, 2018).
Project cost: It is the quantity to get used by researcher to inclusive research with in this
Verdant Leisure assigned the cost of £200 and it includes the human resource cost, printer,
communication devices, books etc.
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Time: It is related to the total instance that has been taken by researcher so as to produce the
product the better and effective output and with to execute the study in better and ordinate
manner the researcher need the time period of about 4 months and under that provide the validate
result to the company (Georgiadou, 2019).
Quality: It is essential aspect in relation to the company and in this the researcher put all the
efforts and makes the effective and appropriate utilisation of all the resources such that with the
adequate input the valuable output gets received with more perfection.
Communication: It is basically a method that is used while transmitting the information
from one person to other with more clarity and transparency by which the better understanding
get developed. In this the researcher has make the required interaction with the responded and for
this need the communication devices, telephonic conversation, conduct interview, collect
feedback, develop questionnaire and many other as well by which sufficient and utilised outcome
get collected that is useful for the business.
Risk: It is a component that always comes in parallel with the better execution of the
different prospect of project and in this the researcher make sure that all the risk from the project
get deprived by which affordable result get generated in moderate manner.
Resources: It is a factor that includes all the needed source that are must and get required
within the business and helps to get assist the researcher to total the scheme with excellence and
thus need the printers, books, human resources, phone and network connections, pen and many
others too (Greene, 2018).
P3 Produce a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart
Gantt chart: It is a chart that gets developed to schedule the overall project that aide to
make the suitable illustration and was designed by Henry Gantt. It is a chart that shows the
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interdependency and relationship in between all the task and activities that helps the researcher to
check the current status of all the schedule tasks. It has been used to plan and schedule the
project size so as to reduce the complexity.
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Work Breakdown structure: In the plan running it is used with approach of deliverable
orient by which generally scheme get hold of alienated into the small segment thus organised
outcome get developed into the managerial format. In this the project get segmented on the basis
of size, duration and the responsibility in terms of subsystem, systems, task, subtask and include
all the needed steps that make the research even more sorted (Heldman, 2018).
TASK 2
P4) Carry out small-scale research
Research is a systematic process of investigation of the specific topic and that is in the
order to generate the adequate facts so as to reach out to the better conclusion. It has been used to
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enhance the knowledge and information about the certain aspect so as to devise the better
application as per the current scenario.
Quantitative method- In this the research information get collected as from the
mathematical, numerical and statistical analysis of the certain information that is collected as
from the different method as like surveys, polls and questionnaires (Ikenberry, 2019). In this the
pre exist data will get manipulated by the researcher with the support of the computational
techniques. It has been used to quantify about the issue while transforming the statistical data
into numerical data and simplify the larger sample population.
Qualitative method- In this information get interpreted from the non-numerical and
unstructured data and in this the researcher get collect the respective interpretation from the
interviews, observation by focusing on conversational communication and open ended
conversation.
 Primary source- In this the data get unruffled by researcher for the original instance as
by conduct of the survey and as from questionnaire through which the direct
communication with the other individual will get preceded. It is actually the original
documentation that gets presented by making the factual interpretation of different
statistic that gets collected by self conduction (Kerzner, 2018).
 Secondary source- It is the source that is created by collecting the data and statistic as of
the previously available data that is basically in the appearance of financial reports,
journal, editorial books, magazines etc. It is the recorded document that contains the
appropriate information about the specified topics that is used by the researcher to make
the systematic information about the project.
Sampling- It is a process that is used in statistical analysis as in this the researcher takes
predetermines surveillance from the large number of population and for this project the
researcher need the sample size of 40.
Questionnaire
Quantitative Question
Q1) Did you appreciate the significance of fairness within the workforce of Verdant Leisure?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2) Do you have knowledge about the different methods that is used by the business in order to
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maintain fairness among employees.
a) Yes
b) No
Q3) Is Verdant Leisure has able to make the certain the changes and modification as per the
requirement of equality within the business?
a) Yes
b) No
Q4) As from which technique the Verdant Leisure will promote the equality within the
workforce?
a) Prejudiced employment
b) Supervision job by vast diversity.
Q5) What are the different understanding about the fairness and equality within the workforce?
a) Involvement of employees in project
b) To hold in decision making
c) By provide worth to workers
Q6) Is the fairness surround promote the vast working culture within the Verdant Leisure?
a) Yes
b) No
Q7) What is the different advancement of the equality inside the Verdant Leisure?
a) Progress in production competence
b) Rewarding employee wants
Qualitative question
Q8) What are the initiative that is improvised by the company to emphasis the impact of fairness
in the workplace?
 Development and Training
 Association of employees
Q9) What is the impact of the different strategy that is used by the Verdant Leisure to circulate
equality among the employee?
 Change in management process
 By performance appraisal
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 By contribution equal chance
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TASK 3
P5) Present findings and data using appropriate tools and techniques.
Q1) Did you appreciate the significance of fairness within the workforce of
Verdant Leisure?
Frequency
c) Yes 35
d) No 05
a) Yes
b) No
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Frequency
Frequency
Interpretation- It shows that most of the employee of the Verdant Leisure are in
favoured that the fairness within the workplace is being more important and it emphasis the
working capabilities of all the individuals (O’Donovan, 2018).
Q2) Do you have knowledge about the different methods that is used by
the business in order to maintain fairness among employees.
Frequency
c) Yes 30
d) No 10
a) Yes
b) No
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Frequency
Frequency
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Interpretation- It is noticed that the most of the personal of the company believes that
they have known the better understanding about the fairness and also knows the depth of equality
and its importance as well.
Q3) Is Verdant Leisure has able to make the certain the changes and
modification as per the requirement of equality within the business?
Frequency
c) Yes 32
d) No 08
a) Yes
b) No
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Frequency
Frequency
Interpretation- It is notice that Verdant Leisure have make more changes and the
modification to promote the equality and fairness and most of the employee are in favour with
that it is understand that company has more attentive about their employees (Polonsky, 2018).
Q4) As from which technique the Verdant Leisure will promote the
equality within the workforce?
Frequency
a) Prejudiced employment 28
b) Supervision job by vast diversity. 12
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a) Prejudiced
employment
b) Supervision job by
vast diversity.
0 10 20 30
Frequency
Frequency
Interpretation- It is shown that Verdant Leisure has promote the fairness and equality by
the prejudices employment and provide equal opportunity to all for growth and development and
most employee believe that it is by the better supervision while working.
Q5) What are the different understanding about the fairness and equality
within the workforce?
Frequency
a) Involvement of employees in project 12
b) To hold in decision making 14
c) By provide worth to workers 14
a) Involvement of
employees in project
b) To hold in decision
making
c) By provide worth to
workers
10 12 14 16
Frequency
Frequency
Interpretation- The employee has the better understanding and knows the measures of
equality and fairness and in this most of the employee are in favour that it get used by providing
the decision making capability and providing worth to the workers while the rest believe that it is
due to the better involvement of the employee in different projects of the company (Solodkiy,
2018).
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Q6) Is the fairness surround promote the vast working culture within the
Verdant Leisure
Frequency
a) Yes 24
b) No 16
a) Yes
b) No
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Frequency
Frequency
Interpretation- The employee believes that the Verdant Leisure has promote fairness
and with this out of 40 respondent 24 are in favour while the rest are having the different
thinking and not in favour.
Q7) What is the different advancement of the equality inside the Verdant
Leisure?
Frequency
a) Progress in production competence 22
b) Rewarding employee wants 18
a) Progress in
production
competence
b) Rewarding
employee wants
0 10 20 30
Frequency
Frequency
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Interpretation- The employee and Verdant Leisure believe that the equality bring better
advancement and with this employee are in favour that it is due to the production progress that
bring competence or by providing the reward to the employee as per the requirement and
performance.
Qualitative question
Q8) What are the initiative that is
improvised by the company to emphasis the
impact of fairness in the workplace?
 Development and Training The Verdant Leisure must get take different
initiative to maintain the equality at the workforce
and for this they have provide the training
session within the timely manner that improvises
the working skills and abilities of the business by
which the affordability also get advanced (Um,
2018).
 Association of employees The employee involvement is more vital and with
this it is important that they must take
participation in the different activities of the
business by which the sense of connectedness will
get enhanced by which the employee get worked
within the team as well by which the productivity
of the business get more developed.
Q9) What is the impact of the different
strategy that is used by the Verdant Leisure
to circulate equality among the employee?
 Change in management process In this the Verdant Leisure make the certain
changes in the managerial approach by which
have make the better understanding about the
working abilities of an individual by which
measured changes get induced.
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 By performance appraisal It is the most prior approach through which the
Verdant Leisure provide the recognition to the
employee in terms of appraisal and that is
completely based on the performance that build
the competitive surround that induce the
positivisms (Vaníčková, 2020).
 By contribution equal chance It is more required that the employee must get the
similar opportunity while working by which the
effectiveness will get developed and with that and
it also increases the motivation level in the
personals.
P6) Communicate appropriate recommendations
The above discussion reflects the different importance of fairness within the business and the
different issue that get generated in parallel and for this the constructive knowledge gets
developed. As per that there is some recommendation for the Verdant Leisure that is as follows
as:
 The engagement and contribution of worker are compulsory and with this have manage
the team working conditions and the gain more knowledge and understanding about each
other culture by which the skills and capability of employee will get enhanced.
 The Verdant Leisure must have provide the timely appraisal as per the working
performance of an individual instead of the favouritism with that changes the positions by
which the learning ability and culture adaption get increases that helps to achieve the task
with more easiness and with better accessibility (Zhang, 2019).
 The company must encompass give the guidance to member of staff by which the skills
and knowledge get enhanced more that helps to manage all the technicalities with more
perfection.
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TASK 4
P7) Reflect on the value of undertaking the projects to meet stated objectives and own learning
and performance
The above study provides more short information concerning impact plus importance of
fairness with usage of parity act in which all employees gets equivalent chance without getting
discriminated on any basis. The company use the fairness but with this there are some issues as
well that get raised on random basis and to reduce the intensity of those issues the company must
have use and apply the fair treatment to the employees by which they have become more
motivated and perform all the task with more suitability. I have learned more about the impact
and usage of the fairness inside the business with that with that gain more learning as well
regarding the issue and challenge that get face by business as well as for that I have use the
interpersonal skills with that make the effective relation as well as interaction with the employee
such that I have easily known the working prospect and understanding of them about the fairness
and equality. While conducting the research I have use Gantt chart and WBS and with this
segmented the overall project with more effectiveness by which the suitable ending achieve in
the assigned epoch of instance. In adding up have used my technical as well as communication
skills that help to understand the belief of others with more easiness and it will raise the
productiveness of the project. But in parallel some of the barrier as well through as at the time of
interpretation of the collected information that is basically get gather from the conduced
questionnaire and at there have used the analytical and graduation skills that helps to make deep
understanding and absolute the plan contained by the assigned instance.
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CONCLUSION
From the above report it is concluded that the industry get achieve the better success with
the collaborative efforts of the employees and for this concern has provide equal opportunity to
worker by which have feel more comfort and flexible while working within the business. In this
there are some of the issues as well get generate with induce of fairness and for this beneficiary
demeanour the research to gain the better impact and understanding about the fairness with the
helps to different tools and techniques.
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Template for evidence collection to be
attached with the report by the learner:
Logbook
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