Impact of Workplace Discrimination on Productivity and Employee Performance

This presentation aims to analyze the influence of workplace discrimination on the performance and productivity of employees and the organization. It includes a case study on Marks and Spencer, specifically the Marble Arch branch in London. The presentation explores the types of discrimination, their impact on employee performance and the organization, and provides recommendations to eliminate discrimination from the workplace.

Research Project

Table of Content
 Introduction
 Aim, Objectives and Research Questions
 Research Methodology
 Data Analysis and Interpretation
 Research Findings
 Stakeholders and Communication
 Conclusion
 Recommendations
 References

Introduction
Workplace Discrimination in an organisation is based on prejudices
and arise when an individual is treated unfavourably because of
religion, sexuality, gender, race, disability etc. It is among the
leading issues which is faced by employees at workplace. This
presentation intends to analyze impact of workplace discrimination
on productivity and employee performance and firm.

Research Aim
The aim is “To analyse the influence of discrimination at workplace
on performance as well as productivity of employees along with
organisation. A case study on Marks and Spencer, the retailer
(Marble Arch branch, London).”

Research Objectives
 To assess the discrimination that takes place in workplace.
 To identify discrimination types that exist within organisation.
 To analyse the impact of discrimination in workplace on employee
performance and organisation.
 To recommend different strategies by which employee
discrimination can be eliminate from workplace.

Research Questions
 How discrimination takes place in workplace?
 What are different discrimination types that exist within
company?
 What is the impact of discrimination in workplace on employee
performance and organisation?

Research Methodology
Research Methodology involves some specific techniques which are utilize
by investigator in order to determine and analyse some information
regarding topic.
 Research philosophy
 Research Approach
 Research strategies
 Research Methods
 Research time horizon
 Data collection methods
 Sampling

Data Analysis and Interpretation
Interpretation: as per the above chart, it has been interpreted
that out of 40 respondents, 32 said that they are aware about
the concept of workplace discrimination and remaining 8 said
that they are not aware about the concept.
Q) Do you have any knowledge about workplace
discrimination?
Frequency
A) Yes 32
B) No 8

Continue…
Q) Do you feel that you are discriminated by
employer on any basis including age, gender,
marital status, disability etc.?
Frequency
A) Yes 22
B) No 18
Interpretation: as per the above mentioned chart, it has been
interpreted that 22 out of 40 respondents feel that they are
discriminated by their employer on the basis of some
discrimination attributes and according to 18 respondents, they feel
that they are not discriminate by the employer.

Research Findings
As per the above analysis and discussion, it can be said that the
investigation is highly helpful in achieving the set objectives of the
project. The very first objective of this project is to assess the
discrimination that takes place in workplace. By performing this
investigation, it has been found that discrimination is the unlawful
practices where the employer is treated its workforce unfairly on the
basis of age, disability, gender etc.

Research Findings
Apart from this, the another objective of this investigation is to
identify discrimination types that exist within organisation. By
performing primary investigation, it has been found that there are
several types of discrimination including age based discrimination,
gender based, marital status based discrimination, religion based
discrimination.

Stakeholders and Communication
The stakeholders are the crucial part of an organisation and they have huge
interest towards workplace condition. The stakeholders of Marks & Spencer
include government, manager, employees and many other people. All those
people contribute to achieve better results of investigations. It is very
necessary to communicate all the information to stakeholders as they are
crucial part of company. There are different types of tools which is used by
researcher in order to communicate results like e-mail, annual reports etc.
By using appropriate communication tools like e-mails, the outcomes of
research will be communicating to other stakeholders.

Conclusion
As per the presentation, it has been concluded that workplace
discrimination is one of the big issue which is faced by employees
working in the organization. This impacts adversely on performance
and productivity employees and increases the turnover ratio in
organization. By analyzing the data, it can be said that providing
training to managers, treating all the employees in equal manner etc.
are the best ways to reduce discrimination from workplace.

Recommendations
As per the above analysis and discussion, it has been found that workplace
discrimination is one of the biggest issue that organisation has face. In order to
overcome this issue, it is recommended to company that –
 The organisation should treat each individual within organisation equally and
do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, religion etc.
 It should formulate and implement strict policies against workplace
discrimination and ask all the employees to follow them.

References
 What is discrimination in the workplace?, 2018. [Online]. Available
through: <https://www.breathehr.com/blog/what-is-discrimination-in-
the-workplace>
 K. Falconer, 2020. THE 4 TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION: WHAT
EVERY EMPLOYER NEEDS TO KNOW, 2020. [Online]. Available
through: <https://www.hrsolutions-uk.com/4-types-of-
discrimination/#searchbox>

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