Impact of Reward Systems on Morrison's Employee Satisfaction Level

This research report analyses the impact of reward systems on Morrison's employee satisfaction level. It includes a literature review on reward systems, benefits of using them in retail industry, and the relationship between different reward systems and employee satisfaction. The report also suggests ways for Morrison to increase employee satisfaction.

Knowledge Exchange Project 2
(To determine the impact of using reward systems upon
Morrison’s employee satisfaction level)

Contents
1. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................3
Overview of the company and identified issue......................................................................3
Project background and business case....................................................................................3
2. RESEARCH PROJECT OBJECTIVES......................................................................................4
Clear research objectives........................................................................................................4
Research Rationale.................................................................................................................4
3. LITERATURE REVIEW............................................................................................................6
What is the concept of reward system and different types of rewards used by businesses?..6
What is the benefits of using different types of reward system used by retail industry?.......7
What is the relationship between employing different reward system with employee’s
satisfaction level?...................................................................................................................8
What are the best ways through which Morrison can increase the employee satisfaction level?
................................................................................................................................................8
4. PROJECT METHODOLOGY...................................................................................................10
5. PROJECT RESULTS & FINDINGS........................................................................................14
Frequency distribution table.................................................................................................14
Data presentation and interpretation.....................................................................................15
6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS......................................................................22
7. REFLECTION...........................................................................................................................23
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................24
APPENDIX 1.................................................................................................................................26
Questionnaire........................................................................................................................26
APPENDIX 2.................................................................................................................................28
Ethical form..........................................................................................................................28

1. INTRODUCTION
Overview of the company and identified issue
Morrisons is one of the prominent super market which is considered as fourth largest
chain of supermarket. The organisation was founded in the year of 1899 and headquartered in
Bradford, UK. Until the year of 2014 the company only had presence in North of England,
Wales and Scotland but soon after takeover of Safeway the company has increased their presence
in South of England as well. As of February 2021, the company is associated with managing 497
super stores in England which includes more than 1,10,000 employees. The company is highly
emphasised over nurturing top talent and for this the company is using significant rewards
practices in their organisation (Martono, Khoiruddin and Wulansari, 2018). The company also
has different partnerships with different communities, suppliers and British farmers so that their
customer may get fresh food by spending least money.
The identified issue within the research is related with lack of employee satisfaction. This
is examined that due to lack of employee satisfaction employee do not contribute in
organisational success and this means that business objectives may face failure as well. On the
other hand, for an organisation this is significant that to have appropriate reward system so that
needed and deserved reward can be given to individual that would lead into increasing their level
of satisfaction within the organisation (Coccia and Igor, 2018). Due to lack of employee
satisfaction, poor quality of work is seen into the organisation which means that overall
productivity may face downward slope. When employees are not satisfied then this would create
stress into their mind and employee absenteeism would increase and resultantly the organisation
will lose their talented employees.
Project background and business case
The current research report is based on analysing the impact of reward system on
employee satisfaction level. This is analysed that employee expect some monetary benefits in
lieu of their given efforts into the organisation. With the help of providing rewards to the
employees their efforts can be used in order to attain business objectives and in the same manner
complexities can be eliminated from the business (van der Kolk, van Veen-Dirks and ter Bogt,
2019). The current research will include various types of reward system that can be used by the
organisation in order to support their employees. On the other hand, the research will also

elaborate relationship between using different reward practices and their impact on employee
satisfaction.
The identified issue within the research is related with employee dissatisfaction and in
order to manage this issue, organisations are needed to implement reward policies so that
employees can be satisfied and render their efforts in developing business efforts (Aydın and
Tiryaki, 2018). With the help of reward system this is easier for the business to include their
employees in decision making and to use their skills in attaining business objectives.
2. RESEARCH PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Clear research objectives
Research aim
The aim of the study is to determine the impact of using reward systems upon Morrison’s
employee satisfaction level.
Research objectives
 To understand the concept of reward system and different types of rewards used by
businesses
 To assess the benefits of using different types of reward system used by retail industry
 To examine the relationship between employing different reward system with employee’s
satisfaction level.
 To recommend best ways through which Morrison can increase the employee satisfaction
level.
Research questions
 What is the concept of reward system and different types of rewards used by businesses?
 What is the benefits of using different types of reward system used by retail industry?
 What is the relationship between employing different reward system with employee’s
satisfaction level?
 What are the best ways through which Morrison can increase the employee satisfaction
level?
Research Rationale
The major rationale behind choosing this research topic is to understand the emerging
concept of reward system within the organisation. This is stated that in current time in order to

gain business attainability employee of the organisation needs to be treated in such manner that
higher value can be given to them. So that the current research will emphasis on using different
methods by the organisation which are related with providing significant rewards to the
employees (Ahmad and et. al., 2019). The current research is having dual perspective as well
such as personal and professional. In the context of personal perspective, the research will
increase differentiated skills within researcher such as research skills, analytical skills and many
more whereas in terms of professional perspective the current research will develop edge to the
researcher so that future researches can be managed in appropriate manner.

3. LITERATURE REVIEW
Literature review is the most important chapter for the researcher as it helps in enchasing the
knowledge about the topic. In this section investigator gain the answer for their research question
in detailed manner. Researcher get deeper understandings about the study by using various past
publish information on the topic. In this section data is collected from various secondary sources.
Some of them are books, journal, articles, websites and many more. Thus, this helps the
investigator to know about the gap between the past researcher in order to complete the present
research in systematic and accurate way.
What is the concept of reward system and different types of rewards used by businesses?
According to the view of Rai, Ghosh and Dutta (2019), reward refers to offering perks and
benefits to the employee for the efforts made by them to grow and develops the organisation. It
refers to all the monetary as well as non monetary benefits provide to the employee in exchange
of the work done by them. Rewards and incentives are the vital aspects for the employee because
it develops their motivation level which on other hand increases the productivity. It helps the
business to reshape the behaviour of the employee towards the direction of positivity. There are
different types of rewards offer by the organisation to their employee which are discussed below:
Monetary benefits: In this type of rewards organisation appreciate their employee by giving
perks in terms of money. Some types of monetary rewards are:
 Bonus: This is the most common type of reward that is being offer by many organisations
to their staff. In this employee receive extra amount for the additional work done by them
apart from their working hour (Cocci and Igor, 2018)
 Referral allowance: In this monetary rewards company pay extra amount to those
employees who help the company by hiring the potential candidate for the company by
telling them about the job available in the organisation.
Some other monetary rewards are extra allowances, commission, profit share and many more.
Non monetary benefits: In non- monetary reward employee are being offer benfits inn terms of
certificates or gifts. Such as:
 Flexible working: This is one of the most powerful non monetary reward that is being
provided to the employee. In this employee provide an option to either do work from
home or switch their working hour as per their need (Masunga, 2019).

 Extra leave: At this employee are offer to take extra leave additional to their working
leave or either extent their lunch break time. This helps the organisation to develop the
feeling in the employee mind that they are being appreciated by the company for their
best performance.
Some other non monetary rewards are allowed time to do volunteer, one to one meeting etc
(Yuan and Woodman, 2021).
What is the benefits of using different types of reward system used by retail industry?
As per the view of Hwang and Choi (2020), there are several befits that can be acquired by
the retail industry by using the strategy of reward system some of the benefits that they can gain
are as follow:
Higher employee motivation: The first advantage that company gets is higher employee
motivation. Getting perks and benefits helps the employee to boost the morale of the employee.
They will start working with more dedication and energy which will helps the organisation to
perform well and gain competitive advantage (Singh and Sinha, 2020).
Reduce employee turnover rate: Another benefit that is gained by the retail sector is
reducing the employee burnouts in the company. Getting rewards develop the feeling in the staff
that they are being valued by the company. Organisation se their efforts and appreciate them
which develops the felling of belongings of the employee towards the organisation. This will aid
in reducing employee turnover as well as absenteeism rate.
Attract top talents: With the help of reward system business can attract pool of talented
employee towards their brand. Ever employee looks for the benefits in the company and if
company provide them than this will attract more new employee. Having a talented employee in
the organisation will helps the business to do their work with more effectiveness and efficiency.
This will also reduce the burden on the existing employee as the work is now being divided
(Galvez, Mejuto and Simal-Gandara, 2018).
Higher productivity: One of the vital benefits that is acquired by the company is higher
productivity. Reward system helps the company by boosting the motivation of the employee. If
employee fell motivated than they will work for the company in more energetic manner. Staff
will work with more dedication and loyalty which aids in performing well as well as increasing
productivity level of the organisation.

Increase job satisfaction: Reward system also help the organisation to enhance the job
satisfaction of the employee. If employees are appreciating for their efforts than this will aids in
enhancing more job satisfaction. Job satisfaction also helps in retaining the staff from longer
time duration. Satisfying employee are the assets for the company because it helps in improving
the overall market image of the organisation (Longo and et. al, 2019).
What is the relationship between employing different reward system with employee’s
satisfaction level?
As per the view of (Liu and et. al (2018), there is a direct relationship between rewards
system in employee job satisfaction. If the reward offer by the company is innovative and
matches with the employee expectation than there will be more job satisfaction level of the
employee. Reward system is considered as the important elements in increasing the level of job
satisfaction among the workforce. The direct relationship between them exist because incentives
and befits help in fulfilling the needs and wants of the employee which on other hand develop
employee motivation which in turn increase their satisfaction level (Islami, Mulolli and Mustafa,
2018).
Satisfaction level of the employee depends upon the motivation level and the performance of
the employee. Employing different and unique rewards will help in developing the motivation
level and productivity level of the employee. If motivation will be high than this means that
employee is satisfied in their job. On the other hand, production by the employee enhance than it
means satisfaction for their job is high among the employee.
What are the best ways through which Morrison can increase the employee satisfaction level?
According to the view of, there are so many ways that can be used by Morrison in order to
improve employee satisfaction among their employee. This will on the other hand helps in
retaining workforce for longer time duration. Some of the ways are:
Encourage wellness: The first approach that can be used by the supermarket is encouraging the
wellness among the employee. Health and wealth contributes a lot in satisfying the employee. So
Morrison should provide a healthy and safer working environment for their employee so that
they can enhance the wellness among them.
Recognition the star performer: Another way that can be used by Morrison to satisfy their
employee is appreciating the high performer. Appreciation plays a vital role in satisfying the

employee towards their job. The small efforts made by the staff should be appreciates and they
should be given monetary or non-monetary benefit helps the company a lot.
Listen to feedback: One of the effective way that company can use is listening the
feedback and review made by the employee. Morison should listen to the feedbacks and try to
implements the changes which is made by the employee. This assist the organisation to build job
satisfaction among the employee.

4. PROJECT METHODOLOGY
Research methodology can be defined as the systematic process which helps in gaining aim
and objective in appropriate manner. This chapter is very important because the validity and
reliability of the research depends upon the data which is collected by using various
philosophies, approaches and choices made by the researcher (Mukherjee, 2019). Research
methodology identify, analyse and interpret data as per the requirement of the topic. The main
reason for written down this chapter is it helps the readers to know the type of data collect and
the method used for gathering and analysing the information. This section is further divided into
sub components which are discussed below:
Research philosophy: It is the collection of various principles and belief which helps in
gathering and analysing the types of data which is required. This is divided into two parts which
are positivism and interpretivism. Positivism philosophy is used when there is quantitative data
and interpretivism is used when qualitative data is there (Žukauskas, Vveinhardt and
Andriukaitienė, 2018). As per the current research, researcher is using positivism philosophy.
The main benefit of this is it will gather objective data in more valuable manner by showing the
trend and pattern for gathering and analysing information.
Research approach: Research approach can be defined as the way through which
theories and hypothesise are tested in right manner. This part is very crucial in research
methodology because aims and objective are attained by testing the theories. It is classified into
two kinds which are deductive and inductive approach (Walseth, Engebretsen and Elvebakk,
2018). Deductive approach is the way through which existing theories are being measured. On
the other inductive approach test the hypothesis and then develop new hypothesis. In the current
investigation, deductive approach is used to evaluate the theories on the basis of collected
numerical information. This also helps in showing the relationship and impact of one variable
with the other variable.
Research choice: Research choice is the process which tells about the kind of data need
to be collected as per the topic. There are two research choice that are quantitative and
qualitative (Dannenberg and Gallier, 2020). As per the chosen research study, quantitative data is
gathers and analyse by the investigator. The reason for this is it will facilitate in obtaining
numerical information in numbers or figure. Collecting and analysing this types of data is quite
easier as it requires less time and cost.

Research strategy: Research strategy is a step by step plan or process which helps in
collecting idea and thoughts as per the chosen research topic. There are many types of research
strategies such as survey, systematic literature review, case study, focused group, grounded
theory and many more (Widdersheim, 2018). All this helps the investigator to gather information
as per their choice and idea. In the present investigation, investigator has used survey research
strategy. The main reason is it helps in collecting numerical information. It is also one of the cost
effective approach to reach and interact with larger group of people.
Time horizon: It is the time framework which is used by the investigator to know the
time at which data need to be collect. It is divided into two parts which are cross sectional and
time horizon. Cross sectional collects data at single time and longitudinal gathers information
multiple time (Chu, Grühn and Holland, 2018). In the current research, researcher has selected
cross sectional time horizon. The main reason for this is it helps in gathering data in shorter time
duration as well as data which is collected in this is also prevail to the current scenario.
Data collection: Data collection is the method of gathering data from two sources which
are primary source and secondary source. In the current investigation both primary and
secondary data is collected by the investigator. Primary data is the first hand data which collects
fresh information. Whereas, secondary data is second hand data which collects information that
is used by multiple investigator (Schneider, 2018). Primary data in this investigation will be used
in data analysis part and secondary data for literature review section. The research tool for
primary data is questionnaire and for secondary data it is books, online site and many more.
Data analysis: Data analysis is the method to inspect and clean raw data in order to
obtain useful information. Frequency distribution and thematic are the two data analysis method.
Frequency distribution evaluate quantitative data and thematic measure quantitative data
(Stieglitz and et. al, 2018). In the present investigation, researcher has selected frequency
distribution method to measure numerical information. Using this technique is quite easier as
well as take less time.
Sampling: It is the method which take out sample from the population as per the
requirement of the study. Probability and non-probability are the two sampling technique.
Probability sample gives equal chance to the respondent and in non-probability samples are
selected on non-biases manner (Berndt, 2020). As per the current study, probability sampling is

used and in that random sampling method is applied to select sample. The reason is it provides
equal and fair chance of being selected. The sample size is 20 employees from Morrison.
Ethical consideration: Ethical consideration is the collection of various principles and
ethics which helps the researcher to gather data from the society in ethical manner. It is very
necessary for the investigator to follow ethics and norms as it will facilitate in gathering
information without harming anyone sentiments (Barrow, Brannan and Khandhar, 2021). Some
of the ethics which need to be follow are consent form, voluntarily participants, openness,
transparency, honesty and many more. Ethics helps the investigator to carry out investigation as
per the belief of the society and attaining aim in societal manner.
Gantt chart: Gantt chart is the project management tool which helps in shoeing the
activities which are carried out in the research along with the time to complete a particular
activity. This helps the investigator to complete the research within the time duration.

Research limitation: In the current research is lack of adequate knowledge about the topic
so that investigation can be done in deeper manner. Another problem that is encounter is
managing time so that each activity can be undertake in given time period (Timæus and
Moultrie, 2020).

5. PROJECT RESULTS & FINDINGS
Frequency distribution table
Q1) Do you think, in recent time reward system is important for the
organisation?
FREQUENCY
a) Yes 16
b) No 4
Q2) As per your knowledge, reward system helps the company in
enhancing the employee satisfaction?
FREQUENCY
a) Yes 15
b) No 3
c) Maybe 2
Q3) As per your opinion what types of reward system is adopted by
Morrison for satisfying their employee towards their job?
FREQUENCY
a) Monetary benefit 5
b) Non-monetary benefit 5
c) Both monetary and non-monetary benefit 10
Q4) As per your experience, what are the benefit gained by Morrison by
using different type of reward system within their working place?
FREQUENCY
a) High employee retention rate 4
b) Higher employee motivation 5
c) Attracting pool of talents 3
d) More job satisfaction 6
e) Higher productivity 2
Q5) As per your perspective, what is the relationship between reward
system and employee satisfaction within Morrison?
FREQUENCY
a) Strong relationship 12
b) Neutral relationship 2
c) No relationship 6
Q6) What are some ways that can be adopted by Morrison in increasing
the employee satisfaction level for their workforce?
FREQUENCY

a) Encourage wellness 4
b) Improving communication system 7
c) Listen to employee feedbacks 6
d) Providing management training to mangers 3
Q7) As per your opinion, what is the overall impact of reward system of
Morrison towards employee satisfaction?
FREQUENCY
a) Positive impact 13
b) Negative impact 5
c) Neutral impact 2
Data presentation and interpretation
Q1) Do you think, in recent time reward system is important for the
organisation?
FREQUENCY
a) Yes 16
b) No 4
Interpretation: From the above table and graph it is being interpreted that out of 20 employee of
Morrison 16 answer yes that reward system is important for the organisation. It helps the
company to gain talented employee as well as satisfy them towards their job. With the help of
Reward, they can attract pool of candidate in their company and by their skills and knowledge

can gain competitive advantage. The remaining 4 answer that reward system is not important for
the organisation as there are many other factor which helps the employee to satisfy themselves
towards their work.
Q2) As per your knowledge, reward system helps the company in
enhancing the employee satisfaction?
FREQUENCY
a) Yes 15
b) No 3
c) Maybe 2
Interpretation: With the assemble piece of information it is analysed that majority of
participants had answer yes that reward helps the employee in enhancing their satisfaction level.
By receiving the perks and benefit they can make interaction between employee with their job
and can gain benefit out of it. 15 employee answers that employee are more satisfy if they are
recognition by the efforts they put in their work. 3 says that it does not helps organisation in
enhancing the employee satisfaction as many other elements are also their which helps the
employee to increase their satisfaction level. Rest 2 says that they do not know whether rewards
system helps the company or not.

Q3) As per your opinion what types of reward system is adopted by
Morrison for satisfying their employee towards their job?
FREQUENCY
a) Monetary benefit 5
b) Non-monetary benefit 5
c) Both monetary and non-monetary benefit 10
Interpretation: With the accumulated piece of data from the questionnaire it is discussed that 5
employee answer monetary benefit is used by the organisation in employee satisfaction. In
monetary benefit they provide bonus, employee referral perks and many more to their employee.
It is providing extra cash from the salary they receive. 5 answer that they use non-monetary
benefits like extra leave, flexible working hour etc., to appreciate their employee for their work.
Rest 10 employee says they uses both monetary and non-monetary benefit to appreciate their
employee and enhance their satisfaction for their work. Both monetary and non-monetary
rewards help them to reward their employee for the type of effort they made.
Q4) As per your experience, what are the benefit gained by Morrison by
using different type of reward system within their working place?
FREQUENCY
a) High employee retention rate 4
b) Higher employee motivation 5
c) Attracting pool of talents 3

d) More job satisfaction 6
e) Higher productivity 2
Interpretation: From the above table and chart it is analysed that there is various benefit that is
gained by Morrison by effective reward system within the company. 4 employee answer reward
system helps the company by increasing employee retention rate. By using this employee are
satisfied by their job and are retaining them for longer time within the organisation. 5 says
company acquire the advantage of high employee motivation by getting the perks which matches
their expectation. 3 says reward system of the organisation helps in attracting pool of talented
employee within the company. 6 says it helps in increasing the level of satisfaction among
employee for their work and job. Rest 2 is of the view by this it assists them in increasing
productivity for their goods and services.
Q5) As per your perspective, what is the relationship between reward
system and employee satisfaction within Morrison?
FREQUENCY
a) Strong relationship 12
b) Neutral relationship 2
c) No relationship 6

Interpretation: From the collected data it is being analysed that out of 20 employees, 12 answer
that there is a strong relationship between Reward system of Morrison and employee satisfaction.
As the company reward system is such strong that they help in increasing the job satisfaction
among the employee. They assist the employee to work more productively and helps the
company to improve organisational performance. 2 is neutral in their view and the remaining 6
answer that there is no relationship between reward system and employee satisfaction. They say
that employee satisfaction also depends upon the working culture, tools and equipment used and
many more.
Q6) What are some ways that can be adopted by Morrison in increasing
the employee satisfaction level for their workforce?
FREQUENCY
a) Encourage wellness 4
b) Improving communication system 7
c) Listen to employee feedbacks 6
d) Providing management training to mangers 3

Interpretation: With the assemble piece of information it is analysed that out of 20 employees,
majority of 7 respondent answer that to increase employee satisfaction they can improve the
communication system which assist the employee to share valuable information in effective way.
4 answer that they should adopt the strategy of encourage wellness among their employee. As if
worker feel healthier and safer than they are satisfied by their job. 6 is of the view that company
need to listen to the feedback provided by their employee and try to implements changes. Rest 3
answer that providing management training to the mangers helps in increasing employee
satisfaction.
Q7) As per your opinion, what is the overall impact of reward system of
Morrison towards employee satisfaction?
FREQUENCY
a) Positive impact 13
b) Negative impact 5
c) Neutral impact 2

Interpretation: With the above table and chart it is being interpreted that out of 20 employees,
majority of 13 participants has answered that there is a positive impact which is seen in
employee satisfaction level with the help of effective rewards system. 5 answers that it creates
negative impact and the 2 is neutral in their view.

6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Conclusion
From the above overall investigation, it is being concluded that Reward system is very
vital for the company. The reward system of the organisation directly impact on the level of
employee satisfaction. It is very important for the company to recognize and provide effective
rewards and incentives to their employee if they eat to enhance the employee satisfaction. In
current era employee want to get recognize for the efforts they made within the company, if this
is not done then this will affect their satisfaction towards the job. There are two types of rewards
that can be given to employee which are monetary and non-monetary benefit. The types of
reward depend upon the work they made to attain the vision. There is various benefit that can be
gained by the organisation by implementing effective reward system within their business. Such
as higher employee retention, higher productivity, more job satisfaction, low employee turnouts
and many more. Thus, it is very crucial for the organisation to adopt effective reward strategy in
their working space.
Recommendation
From the above collected data it is being suggested that organisation should focus on
reward system as it helps increasing the employee satisfaction. In recent time if company want to
retain employee then they must try to enhance satisfaction level among them. It is recommended
that company should analyses their business and adopt those rewards which helps in satisfying
the employee. Some of the suggestion to have reward system is that it helps the company to
perform better by enhancing the level of enthusiasm among the employee. Reward helps in
motivating the workforce and working towards the goals and objective of the company. Some of
the rewards and benefit they can give to their employee are bonus, extra leave, referral allowance
and many more which helps in satisfying employee in sound manner.

7. REFLECTION
The current investigation is on the topic reward system and its impact on employee
satisfaction level within the retail industry. It is very important for the organisation to have
effective rewards system within the company as it helps them to satisfy their employee towards
their work. By conducting the current investigation, I have learned about the positive impact of
reward system towards employee satisfaction. Each and every individual work to gain more so
that they can raise their standard of living. Through the investigation, I have analysed that
companies need to adopt the strategy of recognition and reward as it helps them to retain
employee for longer time period. This on the other hand helps the business to gain competitive
advantage from their competitor in term of performance and productivity. With the help of
existing investigation, I have understood that there are two ways through which company can
reward their employee which are monetary and non-monetary benefit. The types of benefit they
will receive depends upon the type of job and efforts they put to complete their work. During the
research I also face various issue in completing the investigation in sound manner. the problem
that is encounter are time management and lack of knowledge. The current investigation need to
be completed within 71 days so it was problematic for me to allocate the time for each and every
activity. To overcome from this problem, I had used Gant chart which helps in managing the
project activity in greater way. the other issue which I face is lack of knowledge so to cope up
from this problem I gathered data so that I can enhance my knowledge on current topic.
Within the current research, I also identified different strength and weakness I have in
myself. The strength which I have is good communication skill. This strength helps me in
acquiring primary data from the respondent. The interaction which I made with the respondent
with the help of communication assist in collecting relevant data as per the topic. Another
strength I have is good data analytical skill which helped me in inspecting the raw data and
obtained useful information out of it.
The certain weakness which I have is poor time management skill. Through this project I got
to know that I cannot manage time and complete the task within the time framework. Another
weakness I has is poor problem solving skill, I cannot deal with the problem in effective manner.
thus, I am very grateful that I gain an opportunity to conduct the research which helps in
increasing my knowledge and skill in sound manner as well helps in identifying my strength and
weakness.

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APPENDIX 1
Questionnaire
Q1) Do you think, in recent time reward system is important for the organisation?
c) Ys
d) No
Q2) As per your knowledge, reward system helps the company in enhancing the employee
satisfaction?
d) Yes
e) N
f) Maybe
Q3) As per your opinion what types of reward system is adopted by Morrison for satisfying their
employee towards their job?
d) Monetary benefit
e) Non-monetary benefit
f) Both monetary and non-monetary benefit
Q4) As per your experience, what are the benefit gained by Morrison by using different type of
reward system within their working place?
f) High employee retention rate
g) Higher employee motivation
h) Attracting pool of talents
i) More job satisfaction
j) Higher productivity
Q5) As per your perspective, what is the relationship between reward system and employee
satisfaction within Morrison?
d) Strong relationship
e) Neutral relationship
f) No relationship
Q6) What are some ways that can be adopted by Morrison in increasing the employee
satisfaction level for their workforce?
e) Encourage wellness

f) Improving communication system
g) Listen to employee feedbacks
h) Providing management training to mangers
Q7) As per your opinion, what is the overall impact of reward system of Morrison towards
employee satisfaction?
d) Positive impact
e) Negative impact
f) Neutral impact

APPENDIX 2
Ethical form
Research Ethics approval form
All students conducting research activity that involves human participants
or the use of data collected form human participants are required to gain
ethical approval before commencing their research. Please answer all
relevant questions and note that your form may be returned if incomplete.
For further support and guidance please see your respective Unit Tutor:
Before completing this form, we advise that you discuss your proposed
research fully with your unit tutor. Please complete this form in good time
before your research project is due to commence.
Section 1: Basic details:
Project title: To determine the impact of using reward systems upon Morrison’s employee
satisfaction level.
Student name:
Student ID number:
Programme:
College Name:
Intended research start date:
Intended research end date:
Section 2 Project summary
Please select all research methods that you plan to use as a part of your project:
 Interviews Yes No
 Questionnaires Yes No
 Observations Yes No
 Use of personal records Yes No
 Data Analysis Yes No
 Action Research Yes No
 Focus Groups Yes No
 Others (Please specify) : Secondary research

Section 3: Participants
Please answer the following questions, giving full details where necessary.
Will your research involve human participants?
Yes
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:
Ages 12-16: Young people aged: 17-18 Adults: 18>
How will participants be recruited (identified an approached)?
Email, Text
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are
doing:
Through the use of questionnaire, all information about the research will
be provided to the participants
How will you obtain consent from participants? Will this be written? How will it
be made clear to participants that they may withdraw consent to participate at
any time?
By providing accurate information to the participants, researcher can
easily consent from the participants.
Studies involving questionnaires: will participants be given the option of omitting
questions that do not wish to answer?
Yes No
If no please explain why below and ensure that you cover any ethical issues
arising from this
Studies involving observation: Confirm whether participants will be asked for
their informed consent to be observed. Yes No
Will you debrief participants at the end of their participation (i.e give them a brief

explanation of the study)?
Yes No
Will participants be given information about the findings of your study?(This
could be a brief summary of your findings in general) Yes No
Section 4: Data Storage and Security
Confirm that all personal data will be stored and processed in compliance with
the Data Protection Act (1998)
Yes No
Who will have access to the data and personal information?
During the research: Researcher
Where will the data be stored?
In mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops
Will mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops be used
Yes No
If Yes, please provide further details:
After the research: Researcher
Where will the data be stored?
In mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?

May be 6 months
Will data be kept for use by other researchers? Yes No
Section 5: Ethical Issues
Are there any particular features of your proposed work, which may raise ethical
concerns? If so, please outline how you will deal with these:
It is important that you demonstrate your awareness of potential risks that may
arise because of your research. Please consider/address all issues that may
apply. Ethical concerns may include, but are not limited to the following :
 Informed consent.
 Potentially vulnerable participants.
 Sensitive topics
 Risk to participants and /or researchers
 Confidentiality/anonymity
 Disclosures/ limits to confidentiality
 Data storage and security, both during and after the research
(including transfer, sharing, encryption, protection).
 Reporting
 Dissemination and use of your findings.
Section 6: Declaration
I have read, understood and will abide by the institution’s Research and
Ethics Policy: Yes No
I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with my Unit
Tutor:
Yes No
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge:
The above information is correct, and this is a full description of the
ethical issues that may arise in the course of my research
Name: Date:
Please submit your completed form to the Cohort Leader and a copy to
your supervisor only