Role of Equality and Diversity in Eliminating Workplace Discrimination

Research Project

Research Proposal Form
Student Name: ______________________ Student ID: ____________
Centre Name: _____________________
Tutor: ________________ Date: ___________________
Unit: ____________________
Proposed Title: __Role of equality and diversity practices in eliminating workplace
discrimination_
Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title or working title of the research project (in the form of a question, objective or
hypothesis)
Title: To analyses the role of equality and diversity practices in eliminating workplace
discrimination. A study on Cadbury.
Research objectives (e.g what is the question you want to answer? What do you
want to learn how to do? What do you want to find out?):
Research Objectives:
 To determine the importance of equality and diversity within an organisation.
 To identify the challenges that Cadbury may face due to workplace
discrimination. To ascertain relation between equality and diversity practices and reduction of
workplace discrimination.
Research Questions:
 Describe about main benefits that equality and diversity practices provide to an
organisation ?
 What are major issues related with workplace discrimination that Cadbury may face?
 What is the link between adoption of equality and diversity practices and minimisation
of workplace discrimination?
Section Two: Reasons for choosing this research project

Reasons for choosing the project (e.g links to other subjects you are studying,
personal interest, future plans, knowledge/skills you want to improve, why the
topic is important):
The main purpose behind selecting this topic for performing investigation is that it support
researcher in developing understanding regarding several type of equality and diversity
practices along with the ways in which it reduce the workplace discrimination activities.
Despite of this it also support Cadbury in understanding the importance of workplace equality
in term of organisational growth and success. Additionally, when this study get published it
can also be used for academic purpose also where students are being taught about ethical
workplace practices that help in developing better future workforce that believes in
collectivism practices.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
Use of key literature sources to support your research question, objective or
hypothesis:
Importance of equality and diversity within an organisation
According to the view point of Louise Petty., 2016, equality and diversity plays a significant
role within the growth and success of an organization and ensure formation of a culture at
workplace where each individual get equal chance to access opportunity instead of getting
affected by the any kind of prejudices and discrimination. It brings several benefits to an
organization as employing people belong to different culture support a business to get diverse
language skill and support in performing business practices at international level by using
knowledge of those employees. Additionally the management of diverse workforce also
support in enhancing creativity as people belongs to different background adopt different
approach to deal with a task or problem.
Challenges that Cadbury may face due to workplace discrimination
As per the view point of Ruggs, E. N. and et. al., 2015, workplace is consider as an
environment where people having different communication style, personality and world-view
mainly interacts for performing their work. These differences are consider as potential source
of workplace discrimination as people find harder to accept one another's culture. This
ultimately leads to tension, stress for those that are involved in these practices. In addition to
this it also result into interpersonal conflicts that affect the environment as well as quality of
work by affecting mental fitness of employees. It also affect the motivation of employees in
term of their work, performance etc. and directly leads to job dissatisfaction.
Relation between equality and diversity practices and reduction of workplace discrimination

According to the view point of Bond, M. A. and Haynes, M. C., 2014, equality and diversity
practices plays a significant role in keeping the employees satisfied with their working
environment as well as manafgemnet under which they are working. This is so beacuse by
adopting practices related with equality and diversity it get ensured that employees will get
equal chance to perform their work, get access to new opportunities, get fair remunerations
etc. Thsi in turn help in developing a culture of equality which further avoide the situation
where employees get discriminated by others. Hence it support in reducing the workplace
discrimination by imposing the equality and diversoty practices.
REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Petty. L., 2016. Examining the Benefits. [Online] Available through :
<https://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/equality-diversity-benefits-workplace/>./
Ruggs, E. N. and et. al., 2015. Workplace “trans”-actions: How organizations, coworkers, and
individual openness influence perceived gender identity discrimination. Psychology of Sexual
Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2(4), p.404.
Bond, M.A. and Haynes, M.C., 2014. Workplace diversity: A social–ecological framework
and policy implications. Social Issues and Policy Review, 8(1), pp.167-201.
Section Four: Activities and timescales
Activities to be carried out during the research project (e.g
research, development and analysis of ideas, writing, data
collection, numerical analysis, tutor meetings, production of
final outcome, evaluation, writing the report):
How long this will
take:
Milestone one: _________________
Target date (set by tutor): ____________________
Milestone two: _______________________
Target date (set by tutor): ______________________