Equality and diversity in the workplace

This presentation focuses on the impact of managing equality and diversity in the workplace, with a specific study on Marks and Spencer. It explores the need for implementing legal policies to combat discrimination and its impact on employee performance. The presentation also discusses the challenges faced by Marks and Spencer due to workplace discrimination and suggests ways to address the issue.

Research
Project

Table of Content
 Research Title
 Introduction
 Research Aim and Objectives
 Research Questions
 Methodological Contribution
 Data Analysis
 Conclusion
 Recommendation
 References

Research Title
Equality and diversity in the workplace.

Introduction
The project initiated to determining the impact of managing equality and diversity at
workplace. Therefore, equality and diversity are two important aspects of the
businesses which are effectively are manages and assisted by the businesses in
respect to attaining higher growth and success. In this present analysis the study
has been executed over the analysis of Marks and Spencer. Therefore, it is a
widely recognized major British multinational retailer company which has its
headquarter is in London, United Kingdom. The primary focus of this
multinational brand is too manage discrimination at workplace for the intention to
attaining higher growth and success..

Research Aim
To examine the need of implementing legal policies in regards to
discrimination and its impact over increasing performance of
employees at workplace. A study on Marks and Spencer.

Research and Objectives
• To understand the concept of equality and diversity in the context to business.
• To critically identify the need for a business to implement legal policies and practices in
against of discrimination at workplace.
• To determine the provocations faces by Marks and Spencer due to the issue of workplace
discrimination.
• To articulate the impact of managing discrimination over increasing performance of
employees within an organisation.
• To analyze the ways that can be implement by Marks and Spencer to settle down the issue
of discrimination at workplace.

Research Questions
What is the concept of equality and diversity in the context to business?
What is the need for a business to implement legal policies and practices in against of
discrimination at workplace?
What issues are faces by Marks and Spencer due to the issue of workplace discrimination?
What is the impact of managing discrimination over increasing performance of employees
within an organisation?
What ways can be implementing by Marks and Spencer to settle down the issue of
discrimination at workplace?

Data Analysis
In this present investigation work based on determining the impact of
discrimination over the well being of employees, thus in this primary
research is considered to be the important as in this information has been
analyzed with the support of applying thematic analysis as it is significant
for developing themes that are based on the questions of questionnaire.

Theme ) Individual have an appropriate idea or knowledge in relation
to the conceptualisation of equality and diversity in the term of
business.
Q) Do you have an appropriate idea or knowledge in relation to the
conceptualisation of equality and diversity in the term of business?
Frequency
Yes 38
No 2

Theme ) Discrimination is termed to be the major issue which is
caused by inappropriate assessment of equality and diversity at
workplace.
Q) As per your perspective, discrimination is termed to be the major issue which
is caused by inappropriate assessment of equality and diversity at workplace?
Frequency
Yes 39
No 1

Theme ) The different needs for a business to implement legal
practices and policies in against of discrimination at workplace.
Q) According to you, what are the primary needs for a business to implement
legal practices and policies in against of discrimination at workplace?
Frequency
Protecting human rights 8
Developing morale of employees 7
Managing equality at workplace 10
Enhancing collaborative working 7
Increase in productivity and performance 8

Theme ) The important legal practices and policies are required
to be implement by the business to protect working in against of
discrimination.
Q) As per your view, what are the important legal practices and policies are
required to be implement by the business to protect working in against of
discrimination?
Frequency
Equal pay act 1963 10
Age discrimination in employment act of 1967 10
Anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies 10
Rehabilitation act of 1973 10

Theme ) The key provocations that are mainly faces by Marks
and Spencer due to the issue of workplace discrimination.
Q) What do you think, are the key provocations that are mainly faces by Marks
and Spencer due to the issue of workplace discrimination?
Frequency
Inequality among employees 10
Decreasing employees morale and performance 7
Harassment and Discrimination 8
Unfair treatment of employees 15

Theme ) There are multiple ways that can be employ by Marks
and Spencer to settle down with the issue of discrimination at
workplace.
Q9) According to your view, what ways can be employ by Marks and Spencer to
settle down with the issue of discrimination at workplace?
Frequency
Providing training and creating awareness 10
Develop a written policy that defines rules and procedures 12
Be Consistent With Action 8
Conduct a Gender Pay Gap Evaluation 10

Recommendation
From the detailed analysis of the project it has been recommended to the Marks and Spencer to
implement effective policies and legal considerations that are imperative in nature to
manage equality and diversity at workplace. Therefore, discrimination is determined as the
major issue of the business and it created negative impact over the operations and
progression of the business. For overcome the issues arises through discrimination it has
also been suggested to the business to implement effective training of equality and
diversity, thus this would be effective in terms to creating awareness among the people
about their rights and also encourage effective working.

Conclusion
After analysing the indepth study on the impact of equality and diversity over the operations of
the business, it has been concluded that, equality and diversity are two important aspect
which are effectively be managed by the business or its management to attain higher growth
and success. Therefore, discrimination is a major issue which is mainly caused by the
inappropriate management of diversity and the issue of discrimination has direct negative
impact over the operations and progression of the business. From the evaluation of the
project it has also been determined that, there are different need for the businesses like
Developing morale of employees, Managing equality at workplace, Enhancing collaborative
working, Increase in productivity and performance and so on for which equality and
diversity management are essential for the businesses.

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