Gender Discrimination Impact on Productivity in UK Hospitality

This report examines the impact of gender discrimination within the UK Hospitality industry, focusing on Plaza Hotel as a case study. It identifies different types of discrimination, such as direct and indirect discrimination, and analyzes their effects on employee productivity and mental health. The report also explores challenges faced by Plaza Hotel due to gender discrimination, including decreased productivity and increased workplace conflict. It references various academic sources to support its findings and provides recommendations for addressing gender discrimination in the workplace. The research aims to determine the impact of gender discrimination on employees’ productivity within an organisation. A study on Hotel Plaza.

Dissertation

Contents
Title: To identify the impact of gender discrimination within a workplace of an organisation in
context with UK Hospitality industry....................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................3
Purpose of the research......................................................................................................................3
Aim of the research...........................................................................................................................3
Research Objectives..........................................................................................................................3
Research Questions...........................................................................................................................4
Company Overview...........................................................................................................................4
Literature Review................................................................................................................................4
Different types of discrimination existing in an organisation............................................................4
Impact of gender discrimination over the productivity of an employees within Plaza Hotel.............5
Major challenges faced by Plaza Hotel due to higher gender discrimination in the working
environment.......................................................................................................................................6
Research Methodology........................................................................................................................6
Findings and Analysis.........................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................6
Recommendations................................................................................................................................6
Reflective Writing................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................7

Title: To identify the impact of gender discrimination within a workplace of an organisation
in context with UK Hospitality industry.
INTRODUCTION
Gender discrimination, is a form of discrimination wherein a person is handled in
another way or unfairly on the idea of someone’s gender (Amarouche and et.al., 2021). Under
federal law, sex discrimination in employment is unlawful. However, there are not currently
federal administrative center protections for employees who are discriminated towards on the
idea of gender identification (Fine, Sojo Monzon and Lawford-Smith, 2020). Companies may
hesitate to lease lady employees because of their capability wants to start families and
efficiently leave the body of workers for a time period. For the identical reason, ladies is
probably exceeded over for promotions and senior positions. Working moms nevertheless
make less cash than their male colleagues, no matter credentials and enjoy, and lady workers
are frequently penalized for taking day off to provide delivery, bond with their infant, or
obtain prenatal care. Organization chosen for this report is Plaza, which is one of the leading
hospitality organizations. The company has operations across different locations in the world.
The respective report will analyse the impact of gender discrimination on employees’
productivity within an organisation. It will analyse the types of discrimination exists within
an organisation and the impact of gender discrimination on employees’ productivity within a
workplace of Plaza Hotel.
Purpose of the research
Aim of the research
“To determine the impact of gender discrimination on employees’ productivity within
an organisation. A study on Hotel Plaza.”
Research Objectives
 To identify the types of discrimination exists within an organisation.
 To determine the impact of gender discrimination on employees’ productivity within
a workplace of Plaza Hotel.
 To examine the challenges faced by Plaza Hotel because of gender discrimination in
the workplace.

Research Questions
 What are the different types of discrimination existing in an organisation?
 How gender discrimination has impacted over the productivity of an employees
within Plaza Hotel?
 What are the major challenges faced by Plaza Hotel due to higher gender
discrimination in the working environment?
Company Overview
The company chosen for the respective report is Hotel Plaza, which is a hotel
organization that offers various services to the customers. The company is known for offering
different services and that too at affordable rates to ensure that the needs of the customers are
satisfied.
Literature Review
Different types of discrimination existing in an organisation
There are different types of discrimination that exist within an organization. Direct
discrimination is where somebody has been handled otherwise or worse than any other
employee due to an underlying reason (Hebl, Cheng and Ng, 2020). These underlying reasons
can be a person’s age, race, faith or ideals. An example is if an older worker isn't allowed to
work as a part of a social media advertising group due to the fact the organisation feels
they’re too old to understand the principles, regardless of having the same stage of
understanding as younger employees. This example is an immediate form of discrimination
against this extra senior employee due to their age. Indirect discrimination is a much less
apparent sort of discrimination than direct discrimination and is normally unintended. This
sort of discrimination within the workplace occurs whilst a corporation puts a plan or rule in
vicinity, which isn’t discriminatory however places human beings with unique traits at a
disadvantage. An example can be putting a minimum peak requirement for a task where
height isn't applicable. This example discriminates against women who're typically shorter
(Khamzina and et.al., 2020). Discrimination on the idea of countrywide origin includes
denying identical employment opportunity to any man or woman due to the fact that
individual is from a distinctive united states or a part of the sector, or due to ethnicity or
accent, or due to the fact that individual is perceived to be of a specific ethnicity. In some
situations, national origin discrimination may additionally involve discrimination based
totally on unjustified English-fluency requirements and English-best regulations and rules. It

additionally may additionally include treating a person unfavorably because of his or her
association with someone or a few group generally related to a particular country wide
starting place.
The following are examples of age discrimination in the place of job: Not hiring an
man or woman due to the fact an organization desires a younger-searching character for the
function. If a person gets a negative overall performance overview because they were too
antique or rigid to taking on new tasks (Koburtay, Syed and Haloub, 2020). Age
discrimination creates a negative operating environment. While some employees may not be
directly tormented by ageism, age discrimination reasons mistrust inside a business
enterprise. If a business promotes age discrimination the administrative center, they're
possibly to look a loss in productiveness and an increase in turnovers.
If a person is experiencing gender discrimination at work, intellectual health issues
often follow. An individual being discriminated towards can also increase higher anxiety
levels, be greater prone to outbursts and melancholy. They may flip to capsules or alcohol to
cope, and that could adversely have an effect on her capacity to perform her activity
obligations. Mental health troubles also are a prime difficulty for enterprise owners who have
volatile personnel taking retaliatory moves in the workplace. Discrimination is a shape of
harassment, and it has improved the war within the paintings surroundings (The Effects of
Gender Discrimination in the Workplace, 2022). Team consciousness shifts from job
responsibilities to the drama of the workplace. It can fracture a crew, with one organization
siding with the individual discriminated towards, and one aspect for the alleged discriminator.
Conflict like this isn't desirable for the administrative center, and it could have an effect on
the activity overall performance of an entire branch or crew.
Impact of gender discrimination over the productivity of an employees within Plaza Hotel

Major challenges faced by Plaza Hotel due to higher gender discrimination in the working
environment
Research Methodology
Findings and Analysis
CONCLUSION
Recommendations
Reflective Writing

REFERENCES
Books & Journals
Amarouche, M. and et.al., 2021. Women in neurosurgery: where does the United Kingdom
stand?. Neurosurgical Focus, 50(3), p.E14.
Fine, C., Sojo Monzon, V. and Lawford-Smith, H., 2020. Why does workplace gender
diversity matter? Justice, organizational benefits, and policy.
Hebl, M., Cheng, S.K. and Ng, L.C., 2020. Modern discrimination in organizations. Annual
Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 7, pp.257-282.
Khamzina, Z. and et.al., 2020. Is it possible to achieve gender equality in Kazakhstan: Focus
on employment and social protection. International Journal of Discrimination and
the Law, 20(1), pp.5-20.
Koburtay, T., Syed, J. and Haloub, R., 2020. Implications of religion, culture, and legislation
for gender equality at work: Qualitative insights from Jordan. Journal of Business
Ethics, 164(3), pp.421-436.
Online
The Effects of Gender Discrimination in the Workplace. 2022. [Online]. Available through:<
https://smallbusiness.chron.com/definition-teamwork-workplace-36105.html>.