Evaluating HR Policies for Equality and Diversity: Heyrod Construction

This report evaluates HR policies implemented by Heyrod Construction to foster a diverse and equitable work environment. It begins with an introduction to equality and diversity, followed by an examination of the project management plan (PMP), including scope, resources, and potential hazards. The report then details the research methodology, employing a qualitative approach with an inductive research design, and discusses data collection and analysis techniques, including the use of questionnaires and thematic analysis. Findings reveal the significance of equality and diversity in the workplace, challenges faced in policy development, and recommendations for improvement. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of HR policies in promoting a multitalented workforce and maintaining sustainability within the workplace, offering insights for future policy formulation. The report also includes a Gantt chart, WBS, and references.

Equality and Diversity in
workplace

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS.......................................................................................................................2
TITLE...................................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................3
LO1.......................................................................................................................................................3
P1) Aim and Objectives.....................................................................................................................3
P2) Formulation of PMP....................................................................................................................4
P3) Gantt Chart and WBS..................................................................................................................5
LO2.......................................................................................................................................................7
P3 Research Methodology.................................................................................................................7
LO3.....................................................................................................................................................10
P4) Data Collection & Data Analysis..............................................................................................10
P5 Finding & Discussion.................................................................................................................18
LO4.....................................................................................................................................................19
P6 Reflection...................................................................................................................................19
P7 Conclusion and Recommendation..............................................................................................20
Alternative research method............................................................................................................21
REFERENCES..................................................................................................................................21

TITLE
“To evaluate the HR policies that are implemented in the organization to build a
diverse and equivalent working environment. A study on Heyrod construction, Oldham”
INTRODUCTION
Equality Act is important for workplace because that provides opportunity people to
interact with other people in workplace. Diversity is referred to the group of people who has
different personality, skills, sex and others. whereas equality make sure individual or group
of Participant that they treated equally and offer same sets of opportunities to each one.
Equality and diversity lead multitalented people which can maintain sustainability within
workplace. This report is based on Heyrod Construction company. It comes in existence in
1978 by Mr Frank Gillespie.
LO1
P1) Aim and Objectives
Aim:
“To investigate the HR policies that are implemented in the organization to build a
diverse and equivalent working environment. A study on Heyrod construction, Oldham”
Objectives:
 To understand the phenomena of equality and diversity.
 To appraise the use of HR policies and its impact in creating an equivalent and
diversified workforce.
 To identify the challenges that arise in developing such HR policies for Heyrod
construction.
 To recommend appropriate strategies for policy formulation on the basis of challenges
identified.
Question:
 Why equality and diversity is important for organization?

 State challenges are faced by Heyrod Construction while developing such HR policies
for equality and diversity?
 How will organization evaluate the use of HR policies and its impact in creating an
equivalent and diversified workforce? Which strategies can recommend for policy formulation while identifying challenges?
Literature review
As per the view Mardhatillah, Surjono and Muhtadi, (2019) diversity play significant
role in the business. Equality can be defined as to ensure individual or group of individual
that they have equal opportunity and gets chance to accomplish their goals without treating
discrimination. While diversity refers as a individual or group of Participant which keeps
differences to each other in order to sexual orientation, religious belief and physical abilities.
Other perspectives Klarsfeld and et,al., (2016) equality support to maintain business
ethics during trading business. Even it helps to improve goodwill of organization in global
market. diversity is important because it helps to keep prosperity within company. It is not
only leading financial benefits but also promote fair in decision making process. So, it play
essential role within company. while HR policies is crucial for managing diversity and
equality within company.
As illustrated by Palacios, (2016) HR introduces recruitment and selection strategy for
electing multitalented Participant for job position. While policies attract diverse culture
employee to retain in company. Additionally, it provides control, consistency, fairness in
decision making process. It informs group of employees of their duties and organization
expectation. It gives impact on workers working i.e. improves productivity, opportunities and
competitiveness at workplace.
P2) Formulation of PMP
Project management plan can be defined as the plan which is designed by business
that represent every state of project. It also involves in various activities like monitoring,
planning, executing and controlling. It is subsidiary plan which concludes various aspects i.e.
scope, schedule, cost, risk and quality.
Scope: It has broad scope in UK market because it helps business to promote positive
working relationship with other forms. It improves productivity, creates opportunity and

leads competitive advantage within (Meena and Vanka, 2017). It improves organization
performance rather than other companies due to high efforts of diverse cultural workers.
Equality and diversity offer equal opportunity to each employee who keeps different
characteristic to each other at workplace.
Resources: Internet, books, articles, journals, print media, etc. use for research.
Survey also can become best option for gathering data about topic. Heyrod Construction
gathers information by surveying in UK market about equality and diversity.
Communication: I use free flow communication channel which can help me to
communicate with others rightful. Miscommunication can decline quality level of research.
Therefore, I use this channel to improve their staff understanding.
Quality: To lead quality in the project will use effective methods so that quality
maintain while gathering data.
Cost: Cost is basically dependent on research method. For example, if research
method is accurate as result research can be done in optimum cost. This research require
estimates €5000 sum.
Investment Area Cost
Internet charge € 2000
Stationary charge € 800
Consultancy fees € 800
Food charge € 400
Traveling charge € 600
Salary of assistance € 400
Sum €5000
Hazards: This project can bear several risks i.e. economical, loss of confidentiality
and legal risk that can become major challenge for research. For example, due to addition of
sevarl resources can enhance cost of research. So economical factor can become risk for
reaserach.
Time: This research takes about twelve week for binding up completely.
P3) Gantt Chart and WBS
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Introduction
on the research
project.
Aim and
Objectives for
the project
Literature
review on
equality and
diversity
Research
methodology
for choosing
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Data
collection for
gathering data
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theme.
Data analysis
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Conclusion
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Submission
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Break Down Structure

LO2
P3 Research Methodology
Research Types
It refers as a methodical procedure of data collection, investigate, interpretation and
involvement related to any business problem. Methodology is essential for research because
it provides important training for electing accurate method, material and training tools. These
tools utilized to solve problem.
Qualitative method:
It is a scientific method which can observes but can’t measure i.e. language. In simple word
qualitative data is non numerical data (Guillaume and et.al. 2017). Qualitative research
supports to understand human attitudes through observation. Qualitative data can easily
represent without any confusion. It has aim to give high quality in collected information so
that outcomes receives profitable and accurate.
Quantitative method:
It contains numerical and mathematical figure which evaluates evidence. It can be
interpreted through chart or diagram and results are represented in table form. It is complex in
nature due to mathematical terms (Fletcher, 2017). Company uses quantitative methods for
collecting data which is presented in the form graphs, pie chart and diagrams etc.
demonstration of chart, graph and diagram influence interest of reader to collect information
and grab knowledge from numerical figure.

I will use qualitative method because it describes qualities. Information is composed
by questionnaires.
Research Philosophy
A methodical way which helps toward collect, analyse and utilize facts in well
formed. It deals tools, philosophy deals with resources, nature and development of data
company (Gray, 2019). it is divided into three parts which is explained below:
Interpretivism: It is a part of research philosophy which interpret elements and
incorporate human interests in research study.
Positivism: it is philosophical theory which is based on real phenomena and their
potential and relation. Additionally, information extracts from interpreted knowledge and
logical answering.
Realism: While realism theory is based on existence of objects which informs about
real data or information which precive. Thus, I will use interpretivism research philosophy
because it interprets information which is obtained from survey.
Research approach
It is scientific procedure which concludes techniques of data collection, analysis and
interpretation etc.
Deductive research approach:
The research approach is based on testing theory and is referred to the thypothesis. It
defines variable and concepts. This approach has fewer time to complete overall research that
relevant to topic. Apart from this, it leads accuracy by avoiding risk.
Inductive research:
It provides support to emergence new hypothesis or theories which can lead
effectiveness in data gathering. It is basically applied for research questionnaires.
Additionally, it analyses individual attitude at workplace and provides future outcomes (King
and Mackey, 2016). This method doesn’t have scarcity of time, so, research can take long
time to compete collect data well formed. Inductive research approach can define as inductive

reasoning which is carried out from bottom to high that can be understood through flow chart.
For example, survey is best option to collect data about research topic that is HR policies is
implemented at job place.
I will select inductive research approach because it requires for qualitative method for
getting concise informative data. By this approach I gather qualitative data about HR policies
which is formulated to manage equality within organization.
Data collection:
There is two methods primary and secondary methods. Both methods are appropriate tool
which helps to gather information. Primary data collection refers as a knowledge which is
gathered from survey or experiment through (Litosseliti, ed., 2018). While secondary data
can be defined as the information which collected from books, magazine and internet. t
gathers primary and secondary data that can be interlinked with data analysis. Data analysis
refers as answering of research question which is obtained from objectives and gives
knowledge about research. organization uses this method to validate data about research
topic.
I use primary method and secondary method for data collection because it leads real data
which comes from survey. To collect primary data uses questionnaires by me
Sampling:
Sampling is the process of selecting group i.e. people, company from a huge
population. It is divided into two form probable and non-probable.
Probability sampling mentions as group of sample population which is elected randomly
without concern about aspects. This sampling can say random sampling which is used to
offer equal opportunity.
While Non-probability sampling can be defined as the group of sample size which is elected
on the basis of their potential or capabilities so that achieves favourable aspects.
I will select random sampling for data collection because it gives chance to different
skills. So, I select 10 employees randomly as gives form as sample population.
Data analysis:

It is strategic methods of cleaning, converting and demonstrating data for discovering
appropriate information for company decision making (Aithal, 2017). The main goal of the
data analysis to separate out useful information from data and decision takes out by data
analysis. It is two types thematic and statistical. Thematic method uses for analysing
qualitative data while statistical method analyses a set of information it has collected,
interpreted and demonstrated. Organization will use thematic data because it gives qualitative
that helps to take appropriate decision.
Research limitation:
This research doesn't use any model which can consider as limitation. Legislative also
can consider as limitation in research.
Ethical consideration
It is important part of research which has goal to keep participant safe and respect of
their dignity by listening them properly. Ethics should follow by researcher while gathering
information from sample population. Withdrawal form should comprise in research so that
when employee doesn't want to be part of sampling process can withdraw easily. Before
taking group of people as sample population takes consent to be part of research. It is further
divided into two parts such as authenticity and confidentiality.
Authenticity: It requires for quality because it gives accuracy in research.
Confidentiality: It keeps information safe about sample population and research.
LO3
P4) Data Collection & Data Analysis
Theme: 1 Equality and Diversity plays significant role at workplace
Q.1. Is Equality and Diversity plays significant role at
workplace?
Frequency
a) Yes 7
b) No 2
c) Not sure 1
Total 10

Interpretation: From the above chart it has been illustrated that out of 10 respondent 7
communicator answered that equality is important for the workplace. The reason behind is
that they believe that equality and diversity keep environment healthy at workplace. It
manages wellbeing of employees within workplace while working. Two respondents replied
No because they thought equality and diversity creates conflict between management and
employees which reduces wellbeing of employees. Rest of respondent said that they are not
sure about the term which is sated above. On the basis of respondent majority can be
interpreted that equality and diversity plays significant role at workplace.
Theme: 2 Equality and Diversity is supported by Heyrod Construction
Q.2 Do you think Equality and Diversity is supported by
Heyrod Construction?
Frequency
a) Yes 8
b) No 2
c) Not sure 0
Total 10
Interpretation: It can be interpreted that out of the sample of 10 Participant 8 respondent
replied Yes that Equality is supported by Heyrod Construction. The reason behind is that they
though that Heyrod is a Construction company which always focus on employees’ objectives
and strictly follows HR policies. So automatically proved that organization supports equality
and diversity within company. While remaining 2 Participant commented that company can’t
support equality and diversity prolong time because it needs employee’s understanding as