Equality and diversity at workplace

Unit 11
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Title: Equality and diversity at workplace.......................................................................................4
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
LO1..................................................................................................................................................4
P1 Aim and objectives............................................................................................................4
Literature Review.............................................................................................................................5
P2 Project Management Plan..................................................................................................9
P3 WBS and Gantt chart........................................................................................................9
LO2................................................................................................................................................10
P4 Carry out small-scale research applying primary and secondary methods appropriate for
meeting project aims and objectives.....................................................................................10
LO3................................................................................................................................................12
P5 Data Interpretation.........................................................................................................12
LO4................................................................................................................................................20
P6 Recommendations.........................................................................................................20
P7 Reflection.......................................................................................................................22
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................23
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................25
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Title: Equality and diversity at workplace
INTRODUCTION
Equality is defined as treatment of individual in every aspect that includes disability, gender,
nationality, religion, race, age, sexual orientation. While diversity is associated to taking account
of the differences among individual and group of individuals and place positive value on those
differences (Dale-Olsen and Finseraas, 2020). By ensuring every individual have equal
opportunity and not treating them differently or discriminate against on any characteristics
organisation can effectively promote equality and diversity in the workplace. It is essential for an
organisation to provide same opportunity and fair treatment to each and every individual and
actively promote equality and diversity policies and practices in order to achieve overall success.
It will allow company to create more positive working relationships through which they can
generate higher productivity and can enhance brand reputation. In addition to this it is essential
for an organisation to employee workforce that comprise of individual of different age, gender,
sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity race, education as well as other attributes. This will allow
companies to enhance their overall performance through which they can serve wider range of
customers. By promoting equality and diversity practices in the organisational workplace
structure company can not only enhance their overall productivity and productivity but can also
have access to more growth and development opportunities. Present report has been conducted
on the aim that states the importance of managing equality and diversity on employees working
along with its effectiveness on organisations. In this report formative discussion has been
conducted on research aim, objectives, questionnaire and literature review. Along with this
report include project management plan, work breakdown structure and Gantt chart and
application of primary as well as secondary methods. Report also involve data interpretation,
reflection and recommendation to company.
LO1
P1 Aim and objectives
Research Aim:
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“To identify the importance of managing equality and diversity on employees working
within a workplace of an organisation”. A study on Sainsbury, British Row, Trowbridge BA14
8GF, United Kingdom
Research Objectives:
 To identify the role of equality and diversity at workplace of an organisation.
 To determine the challenges that may be face by Sainsbury while managing equality and
diversity at workplace.
 To identify the ways by which Sainsbury can easily promote equality and diversity at
workplace. To determine the significance of equality and diversity over working performance of
employees at workplace of Sainsbury.
Research Questions:
 What roles played by equality and diversity within the workplace of company?
 What are the major challenges that may be face by company while managing equality and
diversity at workplace?
 What kind of ways may be required by Sainsbury for promoting diversity and equality at
workplace?
 How equality and diversity helps an organisation for improving working performance of
employees at workplace?
Literature Review
The role of equality and diversity at workplace of an organisation
According to the viewpoint of Patel and Feng, 2020 equality and diversity play essential role at
workplace of an organisation as it assures that individuals are given equal opportunities. Equality
and diversity assures that differences among individuals are respected in an effective manner.
Equal and diverse workplace allow organisation to develop an inclusive as well as conclusive
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workplace environment in which employees feel happy and secure. In addition this, it has been
evaluated that by promoting equality and diversity policies company can remove any chances of
discrimination in organisation workplace structure (Chang and Milkman, 2020). Equality and
diversity play essential role that provide empowerment and equal opportunity to all individual
and allow company to attract and retain competent and talented employees. It has been evaluated
that equality and diversity also play major role in boosting collaboration, as in the modern
workplace environment there is rapid changes in business environment. Thus, with the help of
collaboration and teamwork organisation can effectively treat all of their employees in an equal
basis and can enhance productivity at great extent. Furthermore, it has been identified that
equality and diversity also play an important role to reach out to customers. It is essential for
multinational organisation like Sainsbury to embrace equality in order to provide satisfactory
services to every customer around the world. Equality and Diversity also helps company to
capture extended target market through which they can also enhance organisational and
reputation in a well define and effective manner (Garg and Sangwan, 2020). According to the
analysis it has been determined that equality and diversity also play an essential role in
increasing productivity of an organisation as with the help of having diversified workplace
structure company can have innovation and talent through which overall objectives of company
can be accomplished in more effective manner (Ng and Sears, 2020). Thus, according to the
above mentioned analysis it has been identified that equality and diversity play most important
role at workplace of an organisation through which company can enhance its brand reputation,
productivity, profitability and can have more growth and development opportunity in a well
define and effective manner.
Challenges that may be face by Sainsbury while managing equality and diversity at workplace
As per the view point of Fine-Davi and Faas, 2020 it has been identified that there are number of
challenges that Sainsbury can face while managing equality and Diversity at workplace. It has
been identified that equality and Diversity is a process that requires different types of policies
and procedures being implemented in an effective manner. During this process company face
number of challenges that can be in the form of different ages and generation. It has been
identified that individuals with different ages and generations are having different set of view
point and perception, in this company face challenges to encourage each and every employee of
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