Summative Assessment: Gender Pay Gap, Employee Engagement at TESCO

This summative assessment report delves into the critical issue of the gender pay gap, focusing on the challenges and opportunities within TESCO. The analysis explores the impact of unequal pay on employee engagement, highlighting the importance of recognizing and rewarding employees irrespective of gender to foster a positive work environment. The report examines the application of motivational theories, including Taylor's and Mayo's theories, and Maslow's hierarchy of needs, to understand how TESCO addresses gender equality. It identifies issues such as the need for a better work-life balance and the importance of providing equal opportunities for growth and recognition. The report concludes with recommendations for HR managers at TESCO to enhance employee engagement and reduce the gender pay gap, including arranging working hours to support personal life, especially for female employees. This comprehensive analysis aims to provide insights into creating a more equitable and engaged workforce, contributing to organizational growth and success.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

INTRODUCTION
• Gender pay gap refers to the unequal payment to the employees on the basis of
their gender. It is essential to recognized the efforts of both by providing them
necessary recognition to get support of employees and maintain a positive environment
within company so that predefined objectives can be achieved. Nowadays gender pay
gap has become a major issue for several organisations as they are not paying equal
payment to male and female employees. They are more likely to switch from one job to
another within short time of period.

Quality analysis on Issues & theory regarding
Gender Equality:
• In any organisation human resources play an important role and this is why,
employee engagement is necessary for achievement of common goals and
objectives of firm. Engagement of workers depend on certain drivers including
company practices, work tasks, quality of life, leadership of people, opportunities
, rewards and benefits.
• Proper functioning of workforce is important and therefore multinational
corporations like TESCO study staff engagement issues and apply theories
accordingly mentioned below:

CONT…
• Generalized approach: Established company may prefer using a general
approach to engage employees of organisation
• Lack of work life balance: Culture of company is an important factor to focus
on for better productivity.
• Issue of Recognition and growth opportunities: Employee be of any gender
from lower to middle departments require a bit of appreciation for their
hard-work and efforts.

CONT…
• Pay to employees is an essential yet only a primary motivator. This may not ensure good
employee engagement as there are other factors too like appreciation to all genders, sense of
achievement, authority and responsibilities to female candidates too, growth opportunities
and challenges with equal pay to both men and women may motivate all gender workers to
participate actively in the activities of chosen company. TESCO believes in supporting its
female and male employees both with a better work/life balance and therefore follows
motivational theories for reducing gender equality gap as much as possible.

CONT…
• Taylor's Motivational theory: This theory states that the employees engaged
into activities having better performances will be rewarded with performance
based incentives and salaries.
• The Mayo effect theory: The theory states all internal and external factors that
affect the employees in a working environment. The factors were good
communication, teamwork, cumulative decision making, well-being of one
another, interesting and non-repetitive work tasks.

CONT…
• Taylor's Motivational theory: Maslow need hierarchy theory
• Basic Needs
• Security needs
• Social needs:
• Self-esteem
• Self- fulfilment:

Recommendations
• With above discussion, it is monitored that there are several issues are faced
by TESCO related to employee engagement so it is crucial for HR managers
of organisation to adopt some effective strategies that will help to enhance
employee engagement at work place and reduce down gender pay gap.
Certain recommendations for further improvements within working
environment of company are given as under:

Cont…
• It is analysed that HR managers of TESCO is required to arrange working
hours in such a manner that employees can also enjoy their personal life. It is
really crucial for female employees so that they can manage working as well
as professional life simultaneously. It is a multinational company that is
operating business at wide level.

CONCLUSION
• With above discussion, it is analysed that gender pay gap is an emerging
challenge that need to be address in better manner in order to accomplish
predefined goals and objectives. With this manager can get contribution of
work force towards organisational growth and success. In addition, it also
helps to reduce down conflicts, grievances arise at work place by providing
appropriate opportunities to staff members for career enrichment.

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