Gender Pay Gap's Influence on Austin Fraser Employees

This report investigates the impact of the gender pay gap on employee performance at Austin Fraser Ltd, an IT service company. The study aims to analyze the gender pay gap's influence on worker performance, employing a project management plan including cost, scope, time, quality, communication, risk, and resources. The research utilizes both qualitative and quantitative methods, including interviews with managers and questionnaires for employees, to gather data on the issue. Data analysis involves thematic and content analysis. The report provides insights into the existing gender pay gap, its impact on employee motivation and productivity, and potential strategies for improvement, such as implementing the Equality Act 2010 and promoting an inclusive workplace. The report also includes Gantt charts and work-breakdown structures to ensure project completion within the given timeframe.

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TITLE
“To determine the impact of gender pay gap on performance of employees”. A study on
Austin Fraser Ltd.
INTRODUCTION
Equality is about ensuring each person has an equal chance, and it not treated differently
as well as not discriminated against because of their characteristics. Diversity is about valuing
and celebrating how divers all are. This is mainly related with promoting freedoms and rights of
an individual which is based on certain principles such as dignity and respect. Therefore, equality
and diversity within a workplace is important in improving organisational as well as employees
performance (Abendroth and et. al., 2017). Gender pay gap introduces as a major issue that
negatively influence on employees performance and also decrease productivity of company. For
this project Austin Fraser Ltd is a chosen IT service company that are specialise in engineering,
life science and information technology recruitment. Gender pay gap is a main problem in this
organisation and to reduce this issue company must follow Equality act 2010. It is an useful and
effective act that support company to promoter equality and diversity within a workplace.
TASK 1
P1
Overview of the project
Gender pay gap refers to the difference in between the men and women as reflected in
cultural, social, economic or intellectual attitudes or attainments. This is a main issue that mainly
impact on women workforce by reducing their lifetime earnings and also impact on its pension.
It is a main issue in the workplace of Austin Fraser Ltd. For overcoming this issue company must
use number of practices such as implementation of equality act 2010, development of inclusive
workforce, provide equal pay etc. These are main practices that will be beneficial for company in
reduction of gender pay gap and improvement of employees as well as an organisation
performance (Abraham, 2017).
Research aim
To analyse the impact of gender pay gap over performance of workers in the workplace
of an enterprise. A study on Austin Fraser Ltd.
Research Objectives
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 To identify the influence of gender pay gap in Austin Fraser Ltd by the end of 1 month.
 To measure the negative impact of gender pay gap on employees using performance
appraisal within 2 months. To determine 3 main practices for reduction of gender pay gap in Austin Fraser Ltd up to
10%.
Research Questions
 What are the influence of gender pay gap gender pay gap in Austin Fraser Ltd by the end
of 1 month?
 How to measure the negative influence of gender pay gap on employees using
performance appraisal within 2 months?
 What are the 3 main practices for reduction of gender pay gap in Austin Fraser Ltd up to
10%?
P2
Project management plan introduces as an useful document that is used to describe each
phase of a project in systematic manner. Project management plan includes different components
such as cost, communication, risk, resources etc. (Ali, 2016). These are consider important and
useful elements of project management plan that will be beneficial for project manager to
systematically complete project within given time period and systematically.
Sources of
Project
Management
Plan
Description
Cost For overcoming impact of gender pay gap by using Quality act 2010, company
will require appropriate amount of capital.£150 is sufficient amount of capital
that will be require by Austin Fraser Ltd in order to implement effective ways
for overcoming gender pay gap. Along with this, investigator also require
sufficient amount of fund for performing entire tasks of project including
development of aims and objectives, utilisation of primary sources etc. For
completing this activities in sufficient manner, researcher need approximately
£200.
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Scope For collecting qualitative and quantitative information about the gender pay
gap and its impact on employees performance have wide scope. As it will help
other organisation by providing accurate data regarding the issue of gender
pay gap. Therefore scope of qualitative and quantitative researcher are wide
for researcher or project manager (Auspurg, Hinz and Sauer, 2017).
Time Time is major component of project management plan because it help project
manager in completion of each activities of study in given time duration. Gantt
chart will be used for identifying time duration of each activities. As it will be
useful for project manager to complete whole project in allotted time period
and systematic manner.
Quality Quality is major part for successfully completion of project. Qualitative and
quantitative are introduces 2 method of investigation which is used for this
project. Within an investigation, both types of research will be used for
collecting information in form of quality and numeric. As it will be beneficial
for project manager to done research in effective and efficient manner.
Communication For this project, there are require of some media i.e. video, conferencing,
voice calls, e-mail etc. These are effective ways that will be going to used by
company and researcher for communicating each information about the
project to employees as well as respondents also (Bishu and Alkadry, 2017).
Risk There are some common risks that will be going to faced by company and
researcher. Lack of time, inappropriate communication and lack of capital are
consider major limitations that have negative impact on researcher as well as
organisation also. On researcher, these limitations impact on them while
completion of project in given time period and systematic manner. On
organisation this will impact on them in adoption of effective ways for
reducing gender pay gap within a workplace.
Resources There are requirement of some resources such as time, communication, fund
etc. These are main resources that will be needed by company to implement
number of ways for reducing impact of gender pay gap. Along with this,
researcher also require some sources for collecting primary information
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effectively. Interview and questionnaire are consider main source of primary
data collection.
P3
Gantt chart and also WBS (work-breakdown structure) are consider main tools that help a
project manager in completion of their project within a given time period and systematic manner.
These techniques will be explained as below in detailed manner:
Gantt chart: It is an important tool shows number of activities performed against time
duration. Main purpose of using this chart is it help in identification of starting and ending data
of project (Flabbi and et. al., 2019). In this technique, various activities that will be included
which are shown as below:
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Work-breakdown Structure: This is another technique that will be used for completing
this project in systematic and effective manner. WBS is a an effective project deliverables that
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set up the certain team's into administrable sections. In addition, it is a deliverable-oriented
breakdown of an entire project into smaller elements.
Drawing 1: Work-breakdown structure
TASK 2
P4
There are usually two methods such as qualitative and quantitative. These are important
type of research that will be used for analysing data about the gender pay gap and its impact on
workers and its overall performance in qualitative and quantitative form. There are some
important methods of qualitative and quantitative research which will be determined as below:
Qualitative research: It is a method of inquiry that mainly develops proper understanding social
science and also human to analyse the way people feel. In order to collect qualitative
information, there are some methods such as group discussion, in-depth interview etc. These are
important but within an investigation in-depth interview will be going to used because it gives
information in detailed manner (Fortin, Bell and Böhm, 2017).
 Interview: This is a method of qualitative research that is used by researcher for
collecting information from a small group of subjects on a specific area of study. 5
manager of Austin Fraser Ltd will be recruited for analysing information about the
impact of gender pay gap over employees performance.
Interview
Q1) How to promote diversity and equality in a workplace of Austin Fraser Ltd?
Q2) How gender pay gap influence within Austin Fraser Ltd?
Q3) How to measure the negative influence of gender pay gap on workers?
Q4) What are the ways through which unfavourable influence of gender pay gap can be
minimise?
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Q5) Does Equality Act 2010 help in reduction of gender pay gap?
Quantitative research: It is another kind of investigation that is used to generate hard facts and
numerical information , by using statistical, mathematical and logical techniques. In order to
gather quantitative information, there are various methods such as observation, questionnaire and
survey. These are important but for collecting data about the current topic, questionnaire will be
used as it provide reliable and repeatable information (Guimarães and Silva, 2016). Questionnaire: It is a research instrument that consists number of questions for the aim
of collecting reliable and valid information from the respondents. 20 employees of
Austin Fraser Ltd will be recruited for analysing their opinion about the gender pay gap
in the organisation.
Questionnaire
Questionnaire
Q1) Are you have idea about the idea of equality and diversity in the organisation?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2) What is the main issue of equality and diversity of Austin Fraser Ltd?
a) Gender Pay Gap
b) Ethnic and cultural differences
c) Discrimination
Q3) According to you, gender pay gap is main issue that have unfavourable impact on your
performance?
a) Yes
b) No
Q4) As per you point of view, what are the major problem of gender pay gap on your
performance within a workplace of Austin Fraser Ltd?
a) Lack of motivation
b) Lack of productivity
c) Mental and health issue
Q5) According to you , what are the causes of gender inequality within a workplace of Austin
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Fraser Ltd?
a) Unequal pay
b) Sexual harassment
c) Racism
TASK 3
P5
There are number of tools and techniques that will be used for analysing data about the
topic in systematic manner. Some useful tools will be determined as below:
Data collection: There are essentially 2 methods which helps researcher in data
collection such as primary and secondary. In order to gather primary data, questionnaire is a
main method and for collecting secondary information magazines, books etc. are main sources.
Both method of data collection are important but for collecting information regarding the gender
pay gap and its impact on employees performance, primary method of data collection will be
used. As this method help in gathering of reliable and valid information (Mihăilă, 2016).
Research Approach: Inductive ad deductive approach of research will be used for
analysing qualitative and quantitative information systematically. Inductive approach help in
analysing of qualitative information whereas deductive approach is used for analysing
quantitative data. Therefore, both approaches of research will be used for analysing qualitative
and quantitative information regarding the impact of gender pay gap over performance of
workers.
Sampling: Probability and non-probability are consider two techniques of sampling.
Within an investigation, convenience sampling as a type of non-probability will be used. Main
research behind using this type of sampling as it not take more time and also help in selection of
sample size conveniently. By using this technique of sampling 20 employees and 5 managers of
Austin Fraser Ltd will be recruited (Perryman, Fernando and Tripathy, 2016).
Data Analysis: Thematic analysis will be used for analysing qualitative data whereas
content analysis is used for analysis quantitative information. Both methods of data analysis are
useful in analysation of quantitative and qualitative information in systematic and effective
manner (Popescu, 2016).
Quantitative data analysis
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Q1) Are you have idea about the equality and diversity within an organisation? Frequency
a) Yes 15
b) No 5
Table 1:
a) Yes b) No
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16 15
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Frequency
Figure 1:
Interpretation: Above given table has been concluded idea regarding the diversity and
equality among employees of Austin Fraser Ltd. 15 out of 20 employees have knowledge about
the equality and diversity whereas remaining 5 respondents not have any idea about the same.
Q2) What is the main issue of equality and diversity at working environment of
Austin Fraser Ltd?
Frequency
a) Gender Pay Gap 12
b) Ethnic and cultural differences 3
c) Discrimination 5
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