Effectiveness of Legal Considerations for Gender Equality at Asda

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of gender equality and diversity within the workplace, using Asda, a major British supermarket retailer, as a case study. The study examines the effectiveness of legal considerations and policy development in managing gender equality in leadership and management. It explores the concept of equality and diversity in a business context, identifies the need for legal policies, and discusses the challenges faced by Asda due to gender inequality, such as unconscious bias and unequal pay. The research employs a quantitative methodology, using questionnaires to gather primary data and secondary sources to build a theoretical framework. The findings reveal the importance of legal norms and policies, such as The Equal Pay Act and The Sex Discrimination Act, in addressing issues like gender gaps. Recommendations include implementing gender pay gap analysis and conducting training to raise awareness among employees. The report concludes that managing equality and diversity is crucial for business growth and success, emphasizing the need for equal opportunities for all employees regardless of gender, age, or culture.

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

Research Title
Equality and diversity in the workplace.

Introduction
The present study examine the present project initiates to determining the significance
of legal consideration and policy development for managing gender equality in
leadership and management at workplace, therefore, the scope of project is wide as
it helps in providing detailed analysis over the aspect of managing equality and how
it provide benefits to the business to render equality on the basis of gender, age, sex,
culture. In this the analysis is based over the study of Asda as it is a large British
supermarket retailer. The headquarter of the business is in Leeds, West Yorkshire,
England. The company is concern over implementing effective policies and
legislations for the purpose of promoting equality at workplace.

Research Aim
To examine the effectiveness of legal consideration and policy
development for managing gender equality in leadership and
management. A case study on Asda.

Research and Objectives
• To critically understand the concept of equality and diversity in the context to a business
development.
• To identify the need for a business to consider legal policies for assessing inequality within
management and leadership.
• To conduct a discussion over the issue faces by Asda due to gender inequality within
leadership and management.
• To analyse the potential impact of managing equality within leadership and management over
increasing performance of business.
• To determine the ways that can be implement by Asda to promoting gender equality at
workplace.

Research Questions
What is the concept of equality and diversity in the context to a business development?
What is the need for a business to consider legal policies for assessing assessing
inequality within management and leadership?
What issue is faces by Asda due to gender inequality within leadership and
management?
What is the impact of managing equality within leadership and management over
increasing performance of business?
What ways can be implement by Asda to promoting gender equality at workplace?

Methodological Contribution
Research methodology is the key choice of the investigator to aid the project
in right manner, therefore, in the context to this present project quantitative
research has been applied by the researcher as it is effective to conduct a
descriptive analysis over the aspect of managing equality and diversity in
improvising the operations of the business in the form of statistical aspects.
In addition to this, primary and secondary both the tools are applied to
gather information. Primary investigation is conducted via questionnaire
and secondary tools like books, journals and articles are effective in
developing theoretical framework.

Findings to Stakeholders
An investigation is conducted for a specific purpose of resolving a issue. However, in the
context to this present investigation work stakeholders for the research and the business are
different. The analysis of the project support the stakeholders of the business like supplier,
customers, employees, managers and so on to enhance suitable idea about the effectiveness
of legal consideration and policies development for managing gender equality in leadership
and management. Therefore, the enhanced knowledge will support the business to attaining
growth and success. In addition to this, the project is also providing benefits to the
stakeholders of the research involving researcher, supervisor, learner and students to render
effective idea about the academic writing and the suitable use of research methodology in
proper manner. Hence the project is also provides a wider knowledge about the aspect of
equality and diversity and how it will be supportive for the business to attain development.

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 1) Individual have an appropriate recognition in relation to
the concept of equality and diversity in the context to the business.
Q1) Do you have an appropriate recognition in relation to the concept of
equality and diversity in the context to the business?
Frequency
a. Yes 39
b. No 1

Theme : There are multiple need for a business to consider
legal policies for assessing inequality within management and
leadership.
Q5) What do you think are the potential need for a business to consider legal
policies for assessing inequality within management and leadership?
Frequency
a. Managing business performance 8
b. Promoting equality 10
c. Establishing collaboration and coordination among employees 12
d. Business development and increasing operations 10