Impact of Age Based Discrimination on Employee Productivity and Performance

RESEARCH PROJECT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
LITERATURE REVIEW............................................................................................................................5
METHODOLOGY AND DATA COLLECTION.......................................................................................7
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONS.....................................................................................10
RESEARCH OUTCOMES.......................................................................................................................19
CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................................................20
REFLECTION & RECOMMENDATION OF ALTERNATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES.....21
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................22

TITLE: To analyze the impact of age based discrimination on the productivity and
performance of employees.
INTRODUCTION
Background of Research
The discrimination in the workplace is prejudiced and arises when workers are
unfavorably treated due to gender, religion, race, disability, age and some other characteristics. If
company treat some person differently due to possess various characteristics to some other staff
members that is unlawful. There is a discrimination arising on the basis of age and this can
impact on the employee relation at workplace. In an organisation, Age discrimination is an
improper letting of a person's age when determining who gets new jobs, advancement and any
other work advantages. Sainsbury is the United Kingdom's largest retail chain and was founded
in London in 1869 by John James Sainsbury. In this organisation, there are many employees who
are working from the long period of time and company treat them in a better manner. The present
research considered the age discrimination and in this there is discrimination with the old
employees and give the importance to new staff (Assari and Moghani Lankarani, 2018). It
develops the impact on productivity as well as profitability of company. The effect of
discrimination is not limited to the physical but it develops the mental impacts on staff members
consisting depression, self control loss, developing the anxiety disorders which leading to staff
members becoming hostile.
Rationale of Research
Current investigation is based on impact of workplace discrimination on employee
relation at workplace. Discrimination negatively influence on the employees productivity as well
as relations at workplace. This reduces the organisational productivity. Researcher mainly
conducts the present investigation from personal and professional context. In personal manner,
researcher wants to enhance the understanding regarding the workplace discrimination. It can
increase the skills and core competencies. Other than this, investigator can able to get the
understanding about conducting research by performing all the activities of an investigation. This
can help in enhance the professional understanding of an investigator (Axelrad and James, 2016).

Aim
“To analyse the impact of age based discrimination on the productivity and performance
of employees;” a study on Sainsbury, Moor Lane, Clitheroe BB7 1BE, London, United
Kingdom.
Objectives
 To understand age based workplace discrimination concept.
 To analyse impact of age based discrimination on the performance and productivity.
 To determine ways to prevent workplace from age discrimination.
Question
 What do you mean by age discrimination?
 In which manner age discrimination influence on productivity and performance of an
organisation?
 What are the ways through which age discrimination can be reduced at workplace?

LITERATURE REVIEW
Age based workplace discrimination
As per opinion of ALISON DOYLE (2019), Age discrimination in company happens
when age of an individual is unfairly used as factor in employment. It is practice of age letting of
an individual to deciding about promotion as well as some other job benefits. Termination
decisions cannot be based entirely on their age. Older staff members who claim they are
discriminated against to help new staff are typically impacted by age discrimination, but even
cases of younger employees being replaced by older workers have taken place. The old
employees have the more experience as comparison to the new or younger employees. They can
give the training to the new staff members regarding the work and also about the job role (Biglio,
2020).
Impact of age based discrimination on the performance and productivity
According to viewpoint of Uschi Backes-Gellner and Stephan Veen (2014), at workplace,
discrimination issue infleunce on the performance of employees at workplace in negative
manner. This demotivates the employees towards firm and also enhance absenteeism rate. Age
diversity has also been identified as being one of strategic capabilities which will create value
over its rivalry to organizations. The impact of aging on individual productivity has also been
studied regularly; there's been no effects of organizational productivity that are more than the
amount of individual productivity. As workplace ageism has negative effects not only on older
employees but also on the efficiency and output of businesses, the goal should be to prevent the
incidence of ageism and reduce its impact.
Ways to prevent workplace from age discrimination
According to viewpoint of Allen Smith (2020) Workplace discrimination is main issues
for Sainsbury Company and this negatively impact on performance level of staff members.
Arising the age discrimination issue leaving the old and experienced employees from workplace.
In regards, this is more essential for management to take some action for managing age

discrimination in an organisation. It is necessary that all staff members of any age are mainly
protected from the age discrimination. There are some of the effective strategies given below:
Redundancy procedures- Sainsbury should assure that redundancy policy does not
indirectly or directly discriminate against the old staff members. The right to the mandatory
redundancy pay is not constrained by higher or lower level. If the employees are under 18,
employer will pay the mandatory minimum redundancy allowance to them (Cherry, 2019).
Retirement rights- The retirement age is when a staff member selects to retire. It is
necessary for Sainsbury Company to set the compulsory retirement age for the staff members.
Manager can only make employee retire if they can explain it in specific circumstances
(Wainwright and et. al., 2019).
Develop policy- It is essential to organisation to create policy related to age
discrimination so that this issue can be removed. If at workplace, there is any unacceptable
behaviour happen then manager needs to take the strict action immediately. It may include an
individual that has been discriminated against aside (Dipboye, 2016).