Strategies to Minimize Workplace Discrimination at Tesco

This research project focuses on investigating the strategies used by Tesco to minimize workplace discrimination. It aims to identify the effectiveness of these strategies, determine the challenges faced by the organization, and analyze the types of strategies followed. The research also explores the impact of workplace discrimination on employees and emphasizes the importance of maintaining diversity and equality. The study utilizes primary and secondary research methods, including a questionnaire survey of 20 managers at Tesco.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Table of Contents
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
P1 RESEARCH PROPOSAL......................................................................................................3
P2 Research methodologies.........................................................................................................1
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................3
P3 Conduct primary and secondary research...............................................................................3
LO 3...............................................................................................................................................17
P5 Research finding...................................................................................................................17
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................17
P6 Reflection on effectiveness of research methods.................................................................17
P7 Alternative research methodlogy..........................................................................................18
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................19

LO 1
P1 RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Background to the topic
Equality and diversity plays the crucial role in terms to bring competitive advancement
within enterprise (Butterby and Collins, 2019). On the other hand, diversity defined as range of
cultural, generational and ethical difference that exist within workplace. Henceforth, equality and
diversity is term that is relevant for all workplace and this leads to enhance brand recognition
(Equality & Diversity in the Workplace, 2018.).
The present research proposal is based on topic as to undertake the investigation that
leads to mitigate the workplace discrimination. Thus, report is based on business activity as
Tesco, It is British multinational groceries retailer that engaged in supermarket chain.
Research aims and objectives
Aim- To investigate the strategies that minimise workplace discrimination. A study on Tesco.
Objectives-
 To identify the effectiveness of strategies to minimise to workplace discrimination.
 To determine the challenges within organisation face to overcome workplace
discrimination.
 To analyse the types of strategies followed within workplace.
Research question
 What are the effectiveness of strategies that used to minimise workplace discrimination?
 How to determine the challenges organisation face to overcome workplace
discrimination.
Reason for choosing the research project
The present research is based on topic “to investigate the ways that aids to mitigate
workplace discrimination. . In addition to this, one of effective ways to promote equality and
diversity within enterprise is to ensure that the organisational leaders serve as role models and
they plays crucial role in terms to undertake business activities smoothly.
Therefore, the main purpose of research is to identify the effectiveness of the strategies
used to minimise workplace discrimination. Also, it will help in providing insight about different
kinds of strategies implemented within Tesco.
Key literature sources

As per the view of Syed and Ozbilgin, (2019) stated the enterprise needs to build the
strategies that can aids to prevent the workplace discrimination. By providing training
opportunities and building effective firm policies can be effective way to reduce the
discrimination. Also, the enterprise needs to develop the clear and comprehensive policy that
address the unlawful discrimination within entity.
Equality and diversity can be termed out as the significant drivers that aids to undertake
the change in terms to current and future needs of business. As per the view of Dennissen,
Benschopand van den Brink (2019) stated that the main purpose behind promoting equality is to
eliminate unlawful discrimination, to advance the equal opportunities and to promote the better
and good relationship with employees.
In contrary to Syed and Ozbilgin, (2019) stated that diversified employees to the
workplace who comes from different backgrounds can bring the fresh idea that makes the
organisation more effective. Therefore, diversified workforce leads to have good understanding
of the customer market and this also assist to facilitate effective organisational awareness to the
needs to consumers. Providing equal opportunities leads to undertake the effective business
practices that bring competitive advancement within the enterprise
Activity time and scale

P2 Research methodologies
This is defined as specific process and technical advancement that works as to undertake
identification, investigation, selection and analysing the information with help of effective
method of chosen topic. It is termed out as the methodological section that allows individual to
undertake critical evaluation by selecting suitable methods.
Research approach- It is considered as one of crucial component of the research. This is
termed out as term that aids to provides framework that how research is need to get done
(Schachner, 2019). Also, this is defined as termed that helps to undertake the purpose of
research effectively. The researcher will use inductive approach as this starts with the
observation and theories that are proposed towards the end of tesearch.
Research philosophy- This is approach that helps to undertake plan that shows that how the
research data needs to be gathered and analysed . It is term that helps to conduct the overall study
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within systematic manner. Therefore, research will have the use of interpretivism method as this
aids to interprets the elements of the study.
Research type- It is termed out as the careful consideration that hekos to undertake the
particualr concern with use of scientific techniques (Butterby and Collins, 2019). Henceforth
research type categoriesed as qualitative and quantitative. To undertake qualitative study,
theoretical data can be analysed with framing of questionnaire. Thus, quantitative data can be
gather with use of numerical data that define the facts and figure. Therefore, researcher will use
qualtiative technique to undertake the study as this aids to conduct the tesearch with use of
tabulat presentation.
Data collection- This is termed out as the method that define as to collect and measure the
information on the basis of variables of interest. Thus, data can be collect with use of two
techniques as primary and secondary. Herein, researcher will have the use of primary technique
to conduct the study properly as this aids to collect the unfirmation with use framing iof
questionnaire.
Sampling- It is temed out as the process that defined as to select target people from population.
Therefore, sampling categorised as probability and non probability (Özbilgin, 2019). Thus,
tesearcher will have the use of sample random technique to collect the study properly. The
sample size will be 20 managers of tesco
Data analysis- It is a process that termed out as to interpret the data to gain relevant information
so that aims and objectives to research study can be accomplished. Thus, data needs to be
analysed so that research can be collected in accurate and precise. In this, thematic analysis will
be used to undertake the research study effectively. This will aids to the systematic presentation
to research with gtaph, table and themes etc.
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LO 2
P3 Conduct primary and secondary research
As per the view of (Jozwiak, 2019) to avoid the workplace discrimination there needs to
berm ade a single team building that cannot focuses on the single interest. First and foremsot
strategy is to treated the each and every employees equal. Firms must be make sure that the
polices that are impemented to the employees ate up to date as well as everyone is following the
policies.It also extremly crucial that the employers to train the employees properly.Managers and
emplpoyees needs to be familar with the lwas of discrimation as it assit to assure that during an
interview between a cirrent employee and manager that subjected focuses on the discmation
could not be approached. Various laws that managers and focuses on the family Medical leave
act,Disabilites act, preganacy Discirmation act,age discrimation, Equal pay act and many more.
As per the view Barber, (2015) the person who hired the employees when firing the
person have a witness of giving warning to the employees regarding terminating .It assit later if a
person comaplints later regarding discrimation on the base of race, gender, religion and many
more. Also the polices of the firm is cosdier as n uncomforatble topic regarding sexual
harrasment within employees. Firms must be clear about what defines the sexual harrasment and
employees are well aware that what are the consequneces if the employees are breaching any
policy. It is cruical to treat the staff members within the same regarding claims of harrasment
and at the same time take all claims very seriously.Also firms have the written policy of
termaintiob that describes about how and why staff members can be terminated.
As per the view of (Jozwiak, 2019) managers of the HR department fullfil all the
hiring decsions regarding the specifuic Job such as they must select the the[erson who
fullfill all the requirments and bes tsutibakle for the job. Firms also must aware about to
maintian the the detailed and up ot date records.It will be very important as it the problem
arises by the employees later. By promoting equality and diveristy within thw wokplace
reduces the discirmation as equality assit the staff members to treat equally as all the
individuals within the workplace needs to be treates equally. Gender equality assit to
prevent violence or any unfair things to the opposite gender. Equal opportunities mades
the staff members more productive as they share the various ideas and applies to the firm.
Equailty focuses on respecting people wothout focusing on the stretotypes thinking. A good
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diversity assit the environment to becomes more beeter, prioductive as staff members who
got equal opportunities regardition their progression and promotion. As they feel
empowered and feels a confident as they thought that they will given the right tools for
their progress and doing job properly .If there are no barriers regarding jobs then
employees are more positive regarding their jobs as well as they are more loyal and
commited to work hard for the firm. Equality creastes a sense of understanding. Firms
also follows various procedures regarding recruitment as they are treated fairly and due to
different gender,race ,sexuality they are not unfairly treated. Diversity also assits the
employees to reach top talent and by reducing discrimnation it assit employees to makes
the good environment,introduces innovative ideas and new techniques so that work can be
done effecively as well as productively. Leadership is consider as the key as it can
demonstrates a commitment that regarding diversity as well as equality. It shows
commitment regarding hiring as providing training to the employees about
microaggressiobs helps to build the competent firms as compare to the market. Training as
well as educating employees grow together with more diversified minded team.Anoter way
to promye the diversity within the workplaces is to promote diversity as it assure the
organisational leaders to serves as champions as well as role models. Managers of the
leaders allocate training ,incentives, hiring practices as the staff members recognises how
the firm is cruail for them. Most of the firms have also polices so that they can promye the
equality wothin regular base and review their polices as well as procedures regularly.
Employers offers icnetives and job appraise to the employees as if the existing employees
offered bonus regarding diverse worker that other members are also boosted to do
same.Regular view of the polices as well as practices leads employees to be accountable for
cultrally strong.
Questionnaire
Q-1 Do you find that employee’s are been discriminated in your company?
Yes
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No
Q-2 What strategies are followed to minimise workplace discrimination?
By educating employee’s
by taking strict action
Dealing with problem
By developing workplace policy
Q-3 Do you that strategies mentiond above are effective enough to reduce workplace
discrimination?
Yes
No
Q-4 Do you think that some changes or new policy needs to be reformed?
Yes
No
Q-5 What type of challenge is faced by company is minimising workplace discrimination?
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Language barrier
communication barrier
lack of suppot from top management
Q-6 How workplace discrimination impact on employees?
Reduces their performance
change in behavior
Q-7 Is it necessary to maintain diversity and equality to minimise discrimination?
Yes
No
Q-8 Has Tesco able to minimise discrimination in efficient way?
Yes
No
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Theme 1 employee’s are been discriminated in your company
Q-1 Do you find that employee’s are been discriminated in your
company?
Frequency
Yes 12
No 8
Total 20
Interpretation
To answer the various research questions, study was done in Tesco. The topic was to
reduce the discrimnation within the workplaces. It also focuses on how to promote diversity at
the workplace. The data was collected through Questionnaire mehtods and around 20 employees
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of Tesco was selected. It was analysied that that various firms reduces discrimantion and
promotes Equality and diversity and also out of 20 employees 12 are agree that employee's are
been discriminated in Tesco while 8 employees said that there is no discrimantion done on the
basis of gender,relgion ,race and many more.
Theme 2 strategies are followed to minimise workplace discrimination
Q-2 What strategies are followed to minimise workplace
discrimination?
Frequency
By educating employee’s 8
by taking strict action 4
Dealing with problem 6
By developing workplace policy 8
Total 20
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Interpretation
To answer the various research questions, study was done in Tesco. The topic was to
reduce the discrimnation within the workplaces. It also focuses on strategies are followed to
minimise workplace discrimination as The data was collected through Questionnaire mehtods
and around 20 employees of Tesco was selected. It was analysied that that various firms reduces
out of 20 employees 8 said that strategies such as educating the employees about equality and
diversity assit to reduces the discrmation wothin Tesco while 8 are said that by developing policy
at workplace imporves the equality leads to the equal and diversifed firm and also 4 are said that
by taking the strict action as well as 6 said that that through dealing problems leads to the
minimzes the strategies.
Theme 3 strategies mentiond above are effective enough to reduce workplace discrimination
Q-3 Do you that strategies mentiond above are effective enough to
reduce workplace discrimination?
Frequency
Yes 14
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No 6
Total 20
Interpretation
To answer above theme such as above strategies are effective enough to reduce
workplace discrimination while 14 employees are agreed that the above stargies are benfical
while 6 are strongly disagree regarding above strategies.Above strategies focuses By educating
employee’s, by taking strict action as well as Dealing with problem and also By developing
workplace policy. Tesco tries to maintene the equality among the employees by apling above
stratgies so that it becomes more productive an also employees becomes more innovated.
Theme 4 some changes or new policy needs to be reformed?
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Q-4 Do you think that some changes or new policy needs to be
reformed?
Frequency
Yes 12
No 8
Total 20
Interpretation
To answer the various research questions, study was done in Tesco. The topic was to
reduce the discrimnation within the workplaces. It also focuses on strategies are followed to
minimise workplace discrimination as The data was collected through Questionnaire mehtods
and around 20 employees of Tesco was selected. Out of the 20 employees 12 said that there are
some changes or new policy needs to be reformed within Tesco while 8 said there is no need of s
new policy needs to be reformed. 12 employees who are in a favour said that new policy leads to
the positve environment and assits the diversifed workforce to communicate with each other and
this imapct on their realtionship building skills.
Theme 5 type of challenge is faced by company is minimising workplace discrimination?
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Q-5 What type of challenge is faced by company is minimising
workplace discrimination?
Frequency
Language barrier 10
communication barrier 8
lack of suppot from top management 2
Total 20
Interpretation
To answer above themes that is type of challenge is faced by company is minimising
workplace discrimination is out of the 20 employees of tesco 10 are said that language barrier is
the main reason for discrmioantion as people are unable to understnd each other specch and
expression ,their joys and sorrows so they feel distance from each as commincation is the basic
key to build the realtionship and if there is no communcation than employees are not caring for
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each other while 8 again said because of the languae basaroer communcations is immpossble and
due to lack of communcation people faces discrimantion.Out of 20, 2 employees are saud that
lack of suppot from top management is one of the challenges faced by the Tesco.
Theme 6 workplace discrimination impact on employees
Q-6 How workplace discrimination impact on employees? Frequency
Reduces their performance 18
change in behavior 2
Total 20
Interpretation
The above research about the impact of discrimination on the employees is considerable.
From the sample around 18 respondents had a belief that discrimination affects the performance
of company and its employees where 2 respondents believe that the discrimination affects their
behaviour. Discrimination is always bad for every comp[any and society. Organisations facing
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discrimination tends to show lower growth as compared with the companies promoting equality
and diversity and business. When the employees are not treated on equal scale even after giving
their sufficient and required efforts they tend to lose their confidence. The employees facing
discrimination tend to have lower efficiency as lose their motivation of working. When even
after doing well they are discriminated on various factors and not promoted they do not work
with their full efficiency and effectiveness. Also the behavioural changes are identified by the
organisations on discrimination. Employees do not tends to participate in activities or activities if
they are not treated equally. Employees of a discriminatory organisation are more depressed less
motivated. Discrimination has impact over the behaviours but greater impact is seen over
efficiency of the employees
Theme 7 necessary to maintain diversity and equality to minimise discrimination?
Q-7 Is it necessary to maintain diversity and equality to minimise
discrimination? Frequency
Yes 16
No 4
Total 20
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Interpretation
It can be interpreted from the research that equality and diversity is essential to be
maintained by the business for minimizing the discriminations in the organisations. Among the
20 around 16 respondents believes that equality and diversity is essential and 4 respondents
believe that it is not required for minimizing discrimination in an organisation. This is essential
for the business to minimise discrimination in the organisation for achieving the required targets.
A company has to promote equality and diversity in its culture and value systems. Diversity will
allow the company to accept workers from other nation to work within company at an acceptable
environment. Diversity brings new ideas and creativity to the business that helps them in their
overall growth and success. This also helps company to understand the consumers base of other
countries in which it is planning to expand, with success. Equality will be enabling the company
to have equal status for both men and women, employees from different backgrounds and other
bases. Employees should be rewarded on the basis of their efforts and performance in achieving
the required targets. They should not be promoted because of specific favours on genders and
cultural differences. This impacts the overall efficiency of company.
Theme 8 Tesco able to minimise discrimination in efficient way?
Q-8 Has Tesco able to minimise discrimination in efficient way? Frequency
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Yes 17
No 3
Total 20
Interpretation
Tesco is a very large multinational company operating in various nations. It takes time to
implement any change process within the whole organisation. On reviewing it is identified that
17 respondents believed that Tesco has minimized discrimination from the company in an
efficient way. On the other side there are 3 respondents that believe that it has not achieved
success in minimizing the discrimination in the company. Though implementing continuous
procedures and actions discrimination has not been reduced to considerable extent. Tesco is
required to take further steps and actions for minimising the discrimination. It has to implement
equality and diversity in the core values of the organisation to be strictly followed by the top
management and executives. The flow from top will encourage the lower level level to comply
with the requirements of concepts. Company should have effective communication channels for
reporting the grievances regarding the discrimination faced by them within the organisation.
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Strict actions should be taken over the discrimination issues by the company so that the other
employees do not promote such practices. It should conduct cultural programmes promoting the
equality and diversity that will help the company in minimising discrimination. Tesco is having
business across nation therefore it is essential for the company to minimise such issues as the
image of company may be affected this will further affect the market share of company.
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P5 Research finding
Tesco uses Equality and diversity in terms of their gender, cultural,race and many more.
Firms uses various approaches as well as need of differnet skills. Also Tesco has its Own polices
and prodcures tha are able to prevent dicrimination . Example : In an organisation where male
employees are paid higher than the female employees. This could be interpreted from the survey
that in companies diversity helps in enhancing and improving the productivity and profitability
out of total number of the participants which are 20 and many more. Out of the 20 employees
that are selected for the surveys there are 8 said that strategies such as educating the employees
about equality and diversity assit to reduces the discrmation wothin Tesco while 8 are said that
by developing policy at workplace imporves the equality leads to the equal and diversifed firm
On reviewing it is identified that 17 respondents believed that Tesco has minimized
discrimination from the company in an efficient way. Company should have effective
communication channels for reporting the grievances regarding the discrimination faced by them
within the organisation.
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P6 Reflection on effectiveness of research methods
The topic strategies to reduce the discrimination of the employees within the workplace
assit me about how to reduce the discrimnation and makes the organisational more productive.It
was easier for me to conduct study on this as i get knowledge from the topic from the literature
review. As i used the thematic analysis through thsi i got to know about the how research is
done. By conductinh thsi study i got knolwdege about the discrimnation at the workplace and
how the statgeies help the managers to reduce them and makes the organisation more effective
and profitable. I got an overview reagding how to done research as well as what are the methods
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has been used within it. I was also able to identify different collecetion mehtods as well as
differnt techniques of sampling that can be used by it. However i learned How equaility and
diversity helps various employees to open new ideas as well as various ways to develop within
future.
P7 Alternative research methodlogy
It is consider that a research is conducted within a way that the data can be collected. It is
an crucial part as it explains the scholar to prvide the aspects such as positivism and
interpretivism. Scholar can uses psotivism approach as it is consdier as an qualitative method as
well as it assits the offical statics, strcutred questuiinaries as well as social surveys. Research
approahc is a procedure regarding detailed version of data collection as well as analysis.It is rely
on the nature regarding research problem. There are two mehtod inductive and deductive.
Scholar can use deductive approach so that he or she can easily analysis topic regardin the
startegies to reduce discrimination. Data colleection alsu plays a crucial role regarding statstics
analsysis as within reserch there are various mehtod so that the information can be
gathered .There are basically two mehtods used that are oprimary as well as secondary. Here
researcher can use the secondary data as secondary data is the reserch where inforamtion can be
collected by someone else before. Data analysis is also known as the proper process so that they
will get the useful information regarding decsion making as it aids to take the proper decision
regarding the delegated task. Researcher can use the SPSS as it defines the realtionship between
the variables. Sampling is also known as the process where the observation can be taken from
larger population. There are number of observations that aids to analyses and also improves the
effectivenss regarding information. Scholar also uses random sampling that aids to analyses as
well as improves effectivensss of the information. Scholar also uses the random sampling
mehtods that invovles to choose the 20 staff members form a firm who are faces a problem to
reduce the discrimination of the employees within workplaces as well as it influences on their
lives also.
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