Workplace discrimination

RESEARCH PROJECT

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................3
1.1 Research Proposal..............................................................................................................................3
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW.....................................................................................................5
2.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................................5
2.2 Literature review...............................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY...............................................................................................................7
3.1 Research Approaches.........................................................................................................................7
3.2 Methodologies...................................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 4: DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS...........................................................................8
4.1 Data collection...................................................................................................................................8
4.2 Data analysis, presentation and discussion........................................................................................8
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..............................................................18
5.1 Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................18
5.2 Recommendations...........................................................................................................................18
CHAPTER 6: PERSONAL REFLECTIVE STATEMENT......................................................................19
6.1 Reflect on research methods used in project....................................................................................19
6.2 Consider research methods that could have been used.....................................................................19
6.3 Areas for further research................................................................................................................19
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................20

TITLE: Workplace discrimination
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Research Proposal
1) Overview of Project
Discrimination refers to phenomenon that mainly present in each company. It is biased treatment
of an individual on affiliation with certain group. In context to workplace discrimination,
employees and the group of staff member are made the prejudice target and an individual is
discriminated provided opportunities that the others are available. The workplace discrimination
reduces employee’s performance and organisational productivity also. There has been
consideration about the gender discrimination at workplace and its main impact on performance
level of staff members. Gender discrimination explains situation under which people are to be
treated in different manner due to female or male rather than according to their capabilities and
skills (Adesoye and et. al., 2017). ALDI is family owned supermarket chain with more than
10000 stores in 20 countries. This company was founded in year 1946 by Karl and Theo
Albrecht. ALDI company claimed that majority of pay gap came from having the more males
than the female workers in its store management positions. ALDI company has enraged male
shopper that accused German supermarket chain of the gender inequality.
2) Rationale of Research
The main rationale behind conducting present research project is to gain the knowledge
regarding workplace discrimination and the basis on which discrimination happen in an
organisation. Gender discrimination is a main issue which female staffs mainly face an
organisation because management gives the more importance and responsibilities to male
employees and this reduces the morale of female staff members. From this investigation, learners
can know about the different issues faced by employees due to the gender inequality. Other than
this, present research helps in enhance the skills and knowledge base of a learner so that it can
able to conduct an investigation in a better manner. For the personal interest, researcher also
conducts the research so that it can gain the better knowledge (Bayl‐Smith and Griffin, 2014).

3) Research Aim
To determine impact of the gender discrimination on employee’s performance. A study
on ALDI.
4) Research Objectives
 To understand workplace discrimination and its impact on organisation.
 To identify the impact of gender discrimination of performance of employees in ALDI.
 To determine different ways ALDI should adopt to prevent workplace from gender
discrimination.
5) Research Questions
 What are workplace discrimination and its impact on organisation?
 What is impact of gender discrimination of performance of employees in ALDI?
 What are various ways ALDI should adopt to prevent workplace from gender
discrimination?
Activities and Timescale

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
Literature review refers to comprehensive summary of the previous investigation on
specific subject area. This is associated to academic paper which includes current knowledge
including theoretical contribution as well as substantive findings to specific field of study
(Bharadwaj, Dahl and Sheth, 2014). Within this section, information is collected by the use of
secondary sources such as books, documents, web sites, journals and others. Gathering
information from secondary sources is quick and cost effective.
2.2 Literature review
Workplace discrimination and its impact on organisation
As per opinion of Jill Harness (2020) Workplace discrimination is explained as treating
someone in an unfavorable manner due to personal characteristics protected through legislations.
There are different basis on which discrimination happen for an instance age, gender, sexuality,
religion disability and many other factors. The workplace discrimination occurs when some
person is treated less favorably as comparison to other staff members. This discrimination
develops negative impact on organizational productivity. As employees are not able to work
attaining the specific objectives that mainly set by the top management. Discrimination can also
have the negative impact for an organization and not just because of financial losses from the
lawsuits but working atmosphere that may be experienced staff members. The negative impact
that arise from the workplace discrimination and Organization can be minimize communication,
reduce employees, morale, negative working environment, minimize productivity and many
others. There may be some additional basis like enhance abseentism. The discrimination impact
on company within the community due to this (Dalton and et. al., 2014). Discrimination mainly
impact consumers directly because organization gives service to certain group on the basis of
specific demographic criteria for an instance Race.
Impact of gender discrimination of performance of employees in ALDI

According to opinion of PAUL TREVINO (2018) Gender discrimination takes several
forms and it is a difference in earnings among women and men doing similar work type. It
mainly impacts the employee’s performance in ALDI Company but also impact economic
performance level of company. It is illegal and discrimination on gender basis has reaching
implications for female staff members along with male colleagues. In context to this, victims of
the gender discrimination experience the harassment that can enhance anxiety and depression.
On the other hand, unfair treatment enhances the stress level that leads to the more chances of the
physical illness. It causes the staff members to enhance abseentism due to health issues. From
this, staffs members do not work in a better manner and neglect to work that result in reduce the
organisational goals (Bruce and et. al., 2015). The enhance health issues of employees can
enhance health care claims and this can lead to the insurance cost for management. Other than
this, gender basis discrimination exist at workplace, culture of ALDI can be minimum attentive
to the complexities arise about gender harassment. The people those face gender inequality are
minimum likely to be come forward with the issues that reduce the employees productivity. At
workplace, management treat the female employees less favourable as compare to male
employees. They think that male is more capable and responsible for performing any activities
and tasks. This reduces the morale of female staff members and they are not retaining at
workplace for long time period. This kind of issues develops negative impact on the
organisational productivity.
Various ways ALDI should adopt to prevent workplace from gender discrimination
On the basis of Jess Fuhl (2020) preventing the workplace discrimination from the gender
bias is necessary for enhancing the employee performance in also searching them for long period
of time at workplace. There are some of the effective ways ALDI Company should be adopted to
remove the gender discrimination at preventing the workplace discrimination from the gender
bias. It is necessary for enhancing the employee performance and also sustaining them for long
period of time at workplace. There are some of the effective ways and company should be
adopted to remove the gender discrimination from workplace:
Be transparent- It is law for all the organisations who was certain size in United
Kingdom. ALDI Company should have clear action Plan on steps which it is taking as to close
gender pay gap with the clear milestones and targets. It is necessary for this organisation to