Project on Equality and Diversity in The Ledbury Restaurant

This report examines equality and diversity in the workplace, specifically focusing on The Ledbury restaurant. It begins with an introduction to equality and diversity, followed by an overview of the restaurant. The report's aim is to analyze strategies to overcome gender pay gaps. Objectives include analyzing the impact of gender pay gaps on employee performance, measuring challenges faced by The Ledbury, and determining strategies to address these issues. The project management plan covers costs, scope, timeframes, quality, communication, and risk management, including a work breakdown structure and Gantt chart. The research methodology includes qualitative and quantitative methods, with data collection through primary and secondary sources. The report provides a detailed analysis of the research process, findings, and recommendations for improving equality and diversity practices within The Ledbury, including suggestions and reflection based on the researcher's experience.

Managing a successful
business project

TOPIC
Equality and diversity at the workplace.
INTRODUCTION
Equality and diversity both components are considered as internal elements of an
organisation and they connect with firm in direct way to achieve and attain high extent of profit
margins and productivity in an appropriate manner. Diversity indicates to the aggregation of
various civilization, beliefs, values, religions, language and others on account of similarities. It
states to those components that make individuals unique from each others (Athanasoulias and
Chountalas, 2017). Equality refers to sameness and similarities of the people and employees like
all the workforce treated in same way by the management of the company on the basis of values,
culture, ethics and others in a company. If the firm does not treat employees in equal way then
discrimination arise at work force in different form like, gender pay gap, recruitment policy on
social cultural background, gender and promotion etc. This report is based on The Ledbury
which is a restaurant and Located in London. The written document will consist information
about aims, objectives and project management plan that consider various aspects. Further, will
describe research methodologies and data collection methods that are effective to gather
information. In last, suggestions and reflection will explain on the basis of experience of
researcher and task actions.
TASK 1
P1. Project aims and objectives
Overview of company- The Ledbury is a restaurant which is incorporated in 2005 and located in
Ledbury Road, Notting Hill and founded by Brett Graham. This company has its branches in
London and England and offer its services in UK. It is a middle size organisation so the seatting
capacity is 55 people.
Research Aim-
“To analyse the strategies through which gender pay gap can be overcome from the
workplace of the company. A study on The Ledbury.”
Research Objectives
 To analyse the impact of gender pay gap on employee's performance.
 To measure the challenges that can be face by The Ledbury due to gender pay gap.
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 To determine the strategies that can be use by The ledbury to overcome the impact of
gender pay gap .
Research Questions
 What is the influence of gender pay gap on workforce execution?
 What are the challenges that can be suffer by the management of The Ledbury due to
gender pay gap at workplace?
 What are the plan of actions that can be implement by The Ledbury to overcome the
issues that are generating cause of gender pay gap?
P2. Produce a project management plan that covers different aspect
This plan can be describe as set of activities that is helpful in effective and efficient
functioning organisation. This includes proper structures of organisation that is necessary and
helpful for researcher to complete various project activities in effective manner. Project
management plan includes various steps that is supportive in management of different activities
of project in order to perform task in batter manner (Bell and Harrison, 2018). Project
management plan is developed with the motive of identifying different aspect of project plan
which is necessary for effective performance of project. Management of project plan is
supportive in evaluating cost of project, time or various other element which is mandatory for
investigator to accurately management project plan. Different components of management of
project plan is mention below in detail.
Cost– This includes different the overall cost which is compulsory by researcher to
perform all activities of project in effectual way. Cost refer to the funds that is need to perform
all task of research. It is essential to have appropriate funds and cost in order to perform different
research task in correct way. For this research approx 250 £ will be needed in order to manage
all task in effective way. For whole project report 450 £ amount of funds will be required to
successful complete all activities of project.
Scope – It is crucial for researcher to analyse the scope of research project as this will
help in identifying impact on equality and diversity at workplace. Through this researcher will be
able to determine different ways by which company will be able to perform activities (Bibarsov,
Khokholova and Okladnikova, 2017). Scope of this researcher will help in identifying the
influences of gender pay gap of organisation as well as business activities.
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Time – This refer as the time period that will be required by researcher to perform
different activities of researcher. It is crucial for investigator to analyse or ascertain the
approximation of period of time which is needful by researcher in order to correctly perform all
task of project. Time which is mandatory by researcher for culmination of this program is 6
months (Buttrick, 2018). This researcher will be completed in time frame of 4 months.
Researcher needs to set appropriate time as per different task and activities of research.
Quality – It is crucial for investigator to keep the attribute to maintain quality of
activities. In this investigation project, investigator is collecting data and information from
different sources. This will lead to have direct impact on quality of research. So it is essential
that investigator is gather data form relevant resources as well as using in it in appropriate
manner. This is help in creating an effective searches with high quality of information. Quality is
significant for setting higher standards of researcher in order to attain set outcomes.
Communication - Communicate is considered as crucial components of this plan and this
will support in collecting data. In this research, it is necessary for investigator to communicate
with various individual for gathering more accurate and right data. Effective communication will
help in gather and analysing data in appropriate manner in order to perform various task in
required way.
Risk – There are different types of risk that could occur while completion of research
project in appropriate way. It is essential to identify and determine all set of risk in order to
develop better strategies for minimizing risk. The major hazard that is connected to this
investigation project includes lack of time, insufficient funds and other resources.
Resources – It is significant for researcher to use all resources in correct and accurate
manner. This will help in successful performance of research as well as timely achievement of
set objectives. It is required that researcher is using better tools and techniques to use various
resources in appropriate manner (Cleden, 2017). This will lead to accomplish of desired
objectives of researcher with provided resources.
P3. Produce a work break down structure and Gantt chart to provide time frames
It is very important for investigator to identify and analyse the time frame that is required to
perform different activities in effective manner. Time frame will help in providing appropriate
period of time that is essential for successful completion of business task. This will aid in better
decision making as well as setting guideline to conduct task and activities of research. It is
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crucial for researcher to develop and produce proper stages and time frame. This will lead to
smooth functioning of investigation activities. There are different method such as work
breakdown structures and Gantt chart that will support researcher to take better decision for
conduct research task in proper way.
Work breakdown structure
This is tool that will be researcher to execute research in proper and effectual way. This
structure is define as the key components of the project work that is helpful in organising as well
as managing different task of project in better and effective manner. This is a significance
method that support in simplifying complex task into smaller parts (Defusco, 2017). So that
researcher can manage different task of project in better way. This structure can be represented in
the form of hierarchical tree that will lead to classify different activities of research project in
smaller parts in order to complete researcher project impressive way.
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Gantt chart
This can be describe as an effective method that will help in conducting different task and
activities with in required time frame. This model was formed by Henry Gantt who was an
American engineer, the model is helping researcher to manage different task of project plan in
successful way. Gantt chart is represented in the form of horizontal bar char that includes each
and every activities of research with its time. This is developed with several components such as
list of task, timeline, dateline, bars, milestones, assigned resources, progress etc. This is
considered as most popular way which display the task and activities against with the required
time.
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TASK 2
P4. Carry out a small scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods
Research methodology
It is specific techniques used to identify, select, analyse information about research topic.
It is a framework which conduct research, survey, experiment and observation. It is process of
collection of data and information for making business decisions (Halibozek and Kovacich,
2017). It also help to analysis and study about market which is applied for solving future
problem of company. It is defining the business problems, formulation of hypothesis, analysis of
data and survey market. To applied concept their must be study area, sources of data, sample size
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and techniques. It help to deduct problem and find a solution hypothetically and make
conclusion. Two types of research methodology are :
Qualitative method- It is a methods that ravels meaning of typical research measured in
terms of quality to know what outcomes or output is measured. It is primary explanatory
research. It is a scientific methods of collection of data which is observation of gathering
information in non numerical data of underlying reasons, opinion and motivation. It used random
sampling of data which is not proper or fixed for research (Janssens, 2019). It is used to test
theories and assumption to relate facts. It includes group discussion, interview, case study and
focus groups.
It is highly appropriate method for suggestion possible factors, causes, effects and
dynamic process and its survey is easily understandable because of descriptive research methods.
As its involve a lot of time and cost because of large data collection, analysing and interpreting
them become very lengthy.
Quantitative method- It gather data and information in form of ranks, units to construct
graphs, rows and column in tables. It research done in systematics manner with the techniques of
metamathematical, statistical, graphs, bars and tables. The collection of data is in numerical
forms which is pools, questionnaire, survey form, mobiles survey, telephonic, feedback,
interview and through mails. Such survey used instrument required in numerical way which is
characterised to the subject of investigation. It focus on collection of data and information in
form of numerical value with the help of group of people which relate to particular activities.
It collect reliable and accurate data which is easily collect by researcher and useful for
testing and construct theories with wider scope of data collection. As poor knowledge of
application of statistical analysis may effect negatively to evaluate or survey data because of
large sample size is required to accurate the data.
As per defined research methods, it can be analysed that for the accomplishment of this
task, the investigator can use qualitative method to gather information. Researcher select this
method because it assist in collecting pure and first hand data regarding particular topic (Keers
and van Fenema, 2018). With the assistance of this investigation methodology, surveyor can get
deep and correct data which can be beneficial to accomplish research objectives.
Data collection method
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It refer to those tools and techniques which are used by the investigator to gather
information. There are two method and source of data collection, they are as below:
Primary source- With the help of this data collection method, investigator can gather
pure and first hand information by making direct communication and conversation (Martinsuo
and Hoverfält, 2018). There are different tools like questionnaire, group discussion, interview,
questionnaire and survey etc. through which surveyor can collect accurate information.
Secondary source- It impels second hand data which is already available on different
sites and gathered and used by other individuals. There are different tools like government sites,
journals, books, articles, internal records of companies, reports and websites etc. from which the
information can be collected by the individual.
From the explain source of data collection, it can be evaluated that in existing
investigation document, the researcher implement primary source of data collection because it is
effective to collect appropriate data and correct information from selected size of sample. In
current research report, the researcher will use questionnaire as a tool of primary source of data
collection.
Sampling- It is a tool and technique which used by the company to select and choose a
small size sample for a wide group of people and population. It help the researcher to collect
accurate data to accomplish investigation task. In this investigation project, the investigator
select sample size of 30 people from employees of The Ledbury and use simple random
sampling.
Questionnaire- It refers to a written document which consist number of question or a
series of questions to gather pure and first hand information form selected number of people
(Nicholas and Steyn, 2017). It is an essential technique because by implementing this tool, the
researcher can directly communicate and interact with people and collect accurate data as per
requirement.
Questionnaire
Q1. Do your aware with the concept of equality and diversity?
(a) Yes
(b) No
Q2. Does gender pay gap affect employees performance?
(a) Agree
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(b) Disagree
Q3. What are the causes of arising gender pay gap among employees?
(a)Lack of flexibility
(b)Stereotypes in working environment
(c)Discrimination at workplace
Q4. What are the issues that The Ledbury face at the time of imposing equality in
working environment?
(a) Negative employee attitude
(b) Employee turnover
(c) Lack of employee involvement
Q5. What are the ways though which The Ledbury can minimise the issues when equality
impose at workplace?
(a)Prioritising employees working life cycle
(b)Providing equal growth opportunities
(c)Offering training and development sessions
Q6. What are the challenges that can be suffer by the management of The Ledbury due to
gender pay gap at workplace?
(a)Lack of flexibility
(b)Unequal pay
(c) Ineffective organisational culture
Q7. What are the plan of actions that can be implement by The Ledbury to overcome the
issues that are generating cause of gender pay gap?
(a)Mentoring programmes and sessions
(b)Encouraging female workers
(c)Transparency in salary
Q8. What are the advantages that can be gain by The Ledbury by managing and
maintaining gender pay gap at workplace?
(a)Fairer growth options
(b)Increase employees morale
(c)Recruit skilled workforce
Q9. Provide suggestions to deal with the issue of gender pay gap at workplace to create a
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healthy working environment?
TASK 3
P5. Analyse research and data using effective tools and techniques
Theme 1: Concept of equality and diversity
Q1. Do your aware with the concept of equality and diversity? Frequency
(a) Yes 14
(b) No 16
Interpretation- Above mentioned graphical presentation, it can be conclude that among the
population of 30 representatives, 14 are viewed that they are familiar with the conception of
equality and diversity that arise workplace of a company. Where as remaining 16 people are
replied that they are not aware with equality and diversity.
Theme 2:Impact of Gender pay gap
Q2. Does gender pay gap affect employees performance? Frequency
(a) Agree 13
(b) Disagree 17
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(a) Yes (b) No
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13.5
14
14.5
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15.5
16
14
16
Frequency