Analyzing the Impact of Gender Pay Gap on Employee Performance

This report investigates the impact of gender pay gaps on employee performance, focusing on a study of Asda. It explores the concept of gender pay gaps, identifies the main reasons behind pay differences between genders, and analyzes the effects on employee motivation, conflict, and overall workplace culture. The research employs a qualitative approach, utilizing a project management plan that outlines scope, time, cost, and quality considerations. The literature review examines the concept of gender pay gaps, the underlying reasons for pay disparities (including male dominance and perceived skill differences), and the subsequent impacts on employee performance and organizational dynamics. The report concludes with recommendations for minimizing pay gaps and fostering a more equitable and efficient workplace. The methodology includes data collection, sampling, and ethical considerations to ensure the reliability and validity of the findings. This report offers a comprehensive analysis of the gender pay gap and its ramifications, providing valuable insights for businesses aiming to improve equality and employee performance.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Background of study...............................................................................................................3
Aims and Objectives...............................................................................................................3
Rationale.................................................................................................................................4
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................7
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.....................................................................................................9
Research type..........................................................................................................................9
Research approach..................................................................................................................9
Research philosophy...............................................................................................................9
Data collection........................................................................................................................9
Sampling...............................................................................................................................10
Data analysis.........................................................................................................................10
Ethical considerations...........................................................................................................10
Reliability and validity.........................................................................................................10
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION-..........................................................................10
REFLECTION...............................................................................................................................19
RECOMMENDATIONS...............................................................................................................19
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................20

INTRODUCTION
Incorporating Equality and Diversity is one of the biggest issues which is seen by all the
organization in the rapidly changing environment. As all the employee in the organization
always expect to be treated handsomely in the organization and expect to get the same
opportunity as all the other gets in the organization. Equality and diversity are the name given to
the expectation as equality prompt all the organization to give the equal opportunity to all the
employee in the organization. Diversity stand for giving all the individual in the organisation
equal chance to show their potential in the organization, free from the prejudice and
discrimination. Equality and diversity is the combination of more than one factor in the
organization such as gender pay gap, sexual harassment and gender drive in the leadership role.
Background of study
Gender pay gape is one of the biggest issues which is growing and proving as a biggest
obstacle in incorporating the equality and diversity in the organization. Gender pay gap is the
difference between the pay of the different gender in the organization. This report highlights the
same for the Asda to understand the concept of the gander pay gap in the organization. Report
also explain the main reason behind the difference in pay of male and female and impact of the
same on the performance of employee in workplace.
Aims and Objectives
“To investigate the impact of gender, pay gap on the performance of employee in the
organization”. A study on Asda.
Objectives
 To understand the concept of gender, pay gap in company.
 To identify the main reason behind the difference in pay of male and female.
 To find out the impact which is brought by the gender pay gap on the performance of
employee in workplace
 To recommend some measures for minimizing the high difference in pay
Research question
 What does gender pay gap in company used to mean?

 What are the main reason behind the difference in pay of male and female?
 What are the impact which is brought by the gender pay gap on the performance of
employee in workplace?
 What is the best measures for minimizing the high difference in pay?
Rationale
Reason behind selecting gender pay gape as a topic is that it is one of the current problem
which is faced in the company as female are becoming more aware about the different
discrimination in the organization. Also researcher was also having the personal interest in this
topic as he also has to find out the measure of the same.
Project management plan
Scope: Scope is the element which used to explain the relevancy of the project topic
which has been selected. This will help Asda in getting the knowledge about the impact which
used to be brought by the gender pay gap on the performance of business. Also the study will
help the Asda in getting the better knowledge and aspect about the gender pay gape.
Time- Time element of Project management plan used to explain the amount of duration
or the period which will be required in the organization to complete the study on the topic. This
study will take the minimum of 8-10 week to get completed (Chen, Kang, and Lee, 2017).
Cost- This element of the project management plan will look at the expenditure which
will be incurred to complete the Study. This will will cover the expenditure of all the stage of
completion of the project. For completing this study it will cost around £1000 for the Asda.
Quality- Quality refers to benchmark and standard against which the result of the study
can be measured to find out the quality of the research which has been completed. This study of
Asda is also conducted with the top level of quality as the basis on which the research is conduct
that is data is collected with the best available source in the market (Costantino, Di Gravio and
Nonino, 2015). Also the study which is conducted is conducted by looking at the Aim and
Objective of the of the research and the result of the study will be measure against the same to
find out the quality of the research.
Communication- Communication is the process through which the message is pass on
from one department to another or in same department. In the process of conducting the research
also there are two type of communication mainly used. Oral communication to have a discussion
among the team about the different issue faced in the study. Written communication is the

communication used to pass on the message between the different department with the help of
the tool like email and Skype. Visual communication is the communication tool is used when the
message is passed on with the help of the different image and picture (Mossalam, and Arafa,
2016).
Risk- Risk element is the element which used to look at the different uncertain activity
which can occur at the time of carrying out the operation of the study. Some of the risk which
was seen was that irrelevancy of the data collected as the study is overwhelmingly depends on
the data which has been collected. Another risk which was seen was the selection of the source
to collect the data.
Resources- Resources are the different thing which will require to carry out the study in
the organization. Some of the resources which are require are financial resources to procure the
different resources. Human resources to carry out different function of the study (Costa Dias,
Joyce and Parodi, 2018).
Work Break down-

LITERATURE REVIEW
Theme 1: “Concept of Gender pay gap in a company”
Equality and diversity is one of the main issue which is faced by all the organization, as
all the organization used to find it difficult to promote the equality and diversity in the
organization. One of the main obstacle which is seen by all the organization in doing the same is
Gender pay gap in the organization.
O'Neill (2019) author highlights that gender pay gap is the average difference in the pay or the
wages of the two different gender in the organization. Generally the female are the gender which
used to be treated as the less paid gender as compare to the male. This is seen majorly because
women in the organization always treated as a less competent gender in comparison to the male
in the organization. At the same time there are many argue which has been made by the different
author. One of them is made by Graf, Brown and Patten (2018) is that as women gender is
always treated as the dependent gender, it leads to discrimination on the basis of the pay.
Theme 2: “Main reason behind the difference in pay of male and female”
Gender pay gap is one of the increasing and the alarming notification which is received
by all the organization in today's world. Fortin, Bell and Böhm (2017) Highlights that there are
many reason which is promoting the high pay difference in between the male and female in the
organization. One of the reason out of the all is the dominance of the male gender in the business
culture in today's world. As it has been find that male in the society and business culture used to
get the most of the power and influence that the reason there is always the difference in the pay
of the two different gender.
At the same time there are many author who used to have the opinion that business
culture is a male dominated but in their thought there are many other big reason of gender pay
gap. O’Reilly and et.al., (2015) explained that there is a thought in the business environment that
males are more competent and has a variety of the skill which are not possessed by the female in
the market. As a result it drives the organization to pay more to the male as compare to the
female in the organization.
Male dominance and males competent are the reason which are the reason which are rise
due to the thought of the people in the nation. Costa Dias, Joyce and Parodi (2018) author
explains that the more proficient and realistic reason is that the female requires a more flexible

time as compare to the male. The reason behind the same is that female is more dependent and
responsibility bond gender as compare to the male gender in the organization. As female has to
take care of themselves and also has to the responsibility to take care of the family, other than
that there are many reason which also prompt the female to have a break from the companies. …
Chen, Kang, and Lee, (2017) conclude the same by saying that the above factor used to affect the
efficiency of the business as a result company are drive to pay less to the female in the
organization as compare to the male in the organization.
Theme 3: “ Impact which is brought by the gender pay gap on the performance of employee in
workplace”
Gender pay gap is one of the big reason which is affecting the performance of the
business as well as the performance of the individual in the organization. As Graf, Brown and
Patten (2018) explain that gender pay gap used to bring the variety of the impact on the working
environment and employee performance. Motivation level of female employee of the
organization is one of the biggest influences which is brought by the gender pay gap in the
organization. As female employee in the employee always does not feel to improve the
performance of themselves as they believe that there is low percentage of recognition which will
be enjoyed by them.
O'Neill, (2019) highlights that gender pay gape used to build the situation of the conflict
in the organization as employee of different gender does not able to build the bond and the trust
which is require in the organization. This eventually used to impact the performance of the
employee and also used to impact the performance of the organization as a whole. At the same
time Fortin, Bell and Böhm (2017) argues that gender pay gape also used to impact the culture
and the working environment of the organization. As it has been always noticed that the
organization which used to see a gender pay gape in the organization always see's that female
and male employee used to bond the different team in the organization. This used to affect the
working environment of the organization as a result. It gets difficult for the organization in
making or taking the different decision in the organization. As both the group find it difficult to
adopt the decision which has been made.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research type
In conducting the research study, mainly two techniques are been used that includes
qualitative and the quantitative method. In this research study, researcher has used qualitative
method as it best suits in studying the research problem regarding analysing the impact of gender
payback in the performance of an enterprise. This method helps in assessing all the qualitative
characteristics that are associated with the topic and making appropriate conclusions or
observation of the elements that could not be expressed in terms of the quantity or numerical
values.
Research approach
There are majorly two approaches which an investigator can use in respect of preparing
the research study or the report that involves inductive and deductive approach. Referring to this
study, scholar has adopted inductive approach which is considered best in terms of making the
qualitative study in useful and meaningful way. This approach helps in starting with the
particular observation and accordingly drawing inferences. It also helps in getting the work done
in consideration with the probabilities.
Research philosophy
Philosophies are also of two types that are interpretivism and positivism in the framing of
research report or the study. In accordance this research report, researcher opts for using
interpretivism philosophy which helps in integrating qualitative or human interest components in
respect of assessing the effect of the gender paygap within the organization on performance of
the task among the employees in an effective manner. It is the philosophy that puts more focus
on the qualitative analysis within the study.
Data collection
There are specifically two sources of collecting data that includes primary and the
secondary data. Under this study, researcher has make use of primary as well as the secondary
data in gathering an information relating to the gender payback and its influence on the
organizational performance. The common sources that had been used by an investigator are
questionnaire, survey and collected the information from published material that is journals,
articles, books and the internet.

Sampling
In the research report, sampling is been made through the use of probability and the non-
probabilistic sampling. Within this study, researcher adopted purposive sampling method which
is kind of non-probabilistic sampling where the sample is been selected randomly and equal
chance has not been given to the entire population in getting selected. Under this study, sample
of 20 employees is been taken as the respondents and made them filled questionnaire so that
results and data could analysed accordingly.
Data analysis
The two main methods which are taken into account fro analysing the data that are SPSS
and thematic analysis. With reference to this study, thematic analysis has been used by the
scholar which helps in creating various themes regarding gender paygap at the workplace and its
impact on the employees performance. These themes helps in understanding different aspects of
problem that are associated with the research topic and in analysing the attributes accordingly.
Ethical considerations
In making this study more and more useful, researcher has considered all the ethical
aspects in relation to the study. An investigator has not harm the sentiments of the participants
and full consent has been taken from them by making them signed a consent form. An
investigator has also maintained an adequate level of the confidentiality of a research data and
ensured a full privacy protection of the data that relates to the company.
Reliability and validity
In order to make the study more accurate and reliable, scholar has make use of
appropriate methods, techniques and the measures which shows consistency of the results and
accuracy of measure. Adequate research methods has been used by an investigator in collecting
data, assessing the data, and in studying the research problem effectively. In doing this study
researcher had checked the results with that of the other study that in turn helps the other scholar
in making the study with full reliability and the validity.
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION-
Theme 1: For how long you have been working in Asda?
For how long you have been working in Asda?
1 to 4 years 3

4 to 8 years 4
8 to 11 years 7
More than 11 years 6
Interpretation- Asda is one of the most famous and largest British supermarket retailers, they
provide range of its products to its consumers that help to increase its profit margin. Due to
gender pay gap, the business will face different challenges as they cannot be able to sustain
organization within marketplace effectively. Researcher select respondents from company, who
are working since for so long. 3 employees work since 1 to 4 years, 4 workers do their job since
4 to 8 years, according to 7 people’s they are working from 8 to 11 years and 6 staff members are
doing their job more than 11 years.
Theme 2: Do you agree, equality and diversity within workplace is vital for higher success
and growth?
Do you agree, equality and diversity within workplace is vital for higher success and
growth?
Agreed 15
Disagreed 5

Interpretation- Diversity & equality in company is very essential as it help to increase
productivity and profitability rather than before. Out of 20 workers, 15 respondents agree from
above statement they think that both elements in workplace is important as it boost up the morale
of people and help in long term growth of business. They think that diversity and equality within
organization enhance the motivational level of staff which allow them to contribute in
achievement of greater success. On the other hand, 5 workers are disagreed from above
statement.
Theme 3: According to you, does our firm reduce gender pay gap by implementing
diversity and equality?
According to you, does our firm reduce gender pay gap by implementing diversity
and equality?
Yes 12
No 8