Analyzing Staff Motivation Schemes Impact on Retention at Lidl

This report investigates the impact of staff motivation schemes on employee retention at Lidl, a prominent supermarket chain in the UK. It begins by defining staff motivation and its importance in enhancing employee morale and productivity. The study explores how motivation schemes such as mentorship programs, perks, continuous feedback, and training initiatives can improve employee retention rates at Lidl. It also identifies challenges faced by Lidl in formulating effective motivation strategies, including diverse employee needs, low self-confidence, communication gaps, and clarity issues regarding organizational goals. The research methodology employs a positivism approach with a deductive research design, utilizing both primary data collected through questionnaires from 30 Lidl employees and secondary data from various sources. The analysis of the questionnaire data reveals insights into employee familiarity with motivation concepts, preferred motivation strategies, and perceived challenges. The report concludes with recommendations for Lidl to enhance its staff motivation schemes and improve employee retention.

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Table of Contents
Topic: To identify the impact of staff motivation schemes to employee retention”. A study on Lidl..........3
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Background of study:..............................................................................................................................3
Research Aim:.........................................................................................................................................3
Research Objectives................................................................................................................................3
Research Questions.................................................................................................................................3
Limitation of the study............................................................................................................................4
Scope of the study...................................................................................................................................4
Literature Review........................................................................................................................................4
The concept of staff motivation................................................................................................................4
The impact of staff motivation schemes on employee retention at Lidl....................................................5
The challenges faced by Lid while formulating staff motivation schemes to retain employees................5
Research Time Frame..............................................................................................................................6
Research Methodology............................................................................................................................8
Research Analysis...................................................................................................................................9
Recommendations.................................................................................................................................14
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................15
References.................................................................................................................................................16

Topic: To identify the impact of staff motivation schemes to employee retention”. A study
on Lidl.
Introduction
Employees are considered as the crucial part of the company as they support in the
growth and success of an entity in an efficient manner. Motivation has a direct impact on the
employee retention (Dweck and Molden, 2017). The present study is based on Lidl that is one of
the renowned supermarket chains of UK. It offers variety of products and services to the
customers of the country. The study will evaluate the impact of staff motivation on the retention
of employees within the organization.
Background of study:
Motivation refers to enhance the morale of the employees in order to perform a particular
tasks. It develops willingness among employee to perform the assigned task in an appropriate
way. In context of the given study, it is analyzed that how motivation can affect the retention of
employees at workplace.
Research Aim: “To identify the impact of staff motivation schemes to employee retention”. A
study on Lidl.
Research Objectives
 To understand the concept of staff motivation.
 To identify the impact of staff motivation schemes on employee retention at Lidl.
 To evaluate the challenges faced by Lid while formulating staff motivation schemes to
retain employees.
Research Questions
 What is the concept of staff motivation?
 What is the impact of staff motivation schemes on employee retention at Lidl?
 What are the challenges faced by Lid while formulating staff motivation schemes to
retain employees?

Limitation of the study
The study is based on the motivation aspect and its impact of retention. It is quite difficult
to gather the opinion of the respondents. Apart from this, limited time and resources is also a
major limitation of the study that will directly affect the outcomes of the research work. Lack of
fund will also create constraint in the research study.
Scope of the study
In the present time, motivation is important to keep employees inspired towards the
assigned tasks (Maslow, 2019). The study will help in development of effective strategies in
order to motivate and encourages staff members to stay in the company for longer run. Further, it
will allow the researcher to develop significant knowledge regarding employee motivation and
retention.
Literature Review
The concept of staff motivation
According to Claire Woodridge, the concept of staff motivation can be defined as the
overall level of enthusiasm along with energy levels and commitments that provide assistance to
employee in being creative as well as enhance their ability to be productive. In addition to this,
the it is crucial for an organization to have motivated staff as they are correlated with an
organizations success. Although the concept of staff motivation is complex and difficult to
measure as well as difficult to control it is essential for a business top pay emphasis on
motivating its staff in order to attain the highest level of performance. Moreover, the concept of
staff motivation is contagious as if one employee is active and engaged at work it uplifts the
moral as well as motivation of others as well. This allows an organization to ensure that the staff
is motivated to accomplish set organizational goals and objective in a timely manner.
Furthermore, the overall concept of staff motivation is vital for an organization as it helps in the
establishment of a systematic and structured employee engagement. This provide essential
support to the organization as it allows the management to include all staff members in aspect
such as decision making process and results in enhanced productivity as well as introduction of
innovation. In addition to this, the concept of staff motivation also enable an organization to
positively influence its retention rates and ensure that the organization has highly skilled as well

as talented employees who will provide necessary support to achieve business goals and
objectives.
The impact of staff motivation schemes on employee retention at Lidl
According to Robert Half, it is crucial for an organization to understand why are their
employees leaving in order to develop suitable strategies as well as programs to increase
employee retentions. There can be various reasons such as inadequate salary and benefits along
with the feeling of being overworked along with limited career advancements. In order to
overcome such hindrance in staff retention an organization must develop and utilized staff
motivation schemes such as mentorship programs which can help Lidl to retain its staff by
providing them with effective mentorship for suitable guidance and direction. In addition to this,
the staff motivational scheme of perks is also essential for an organization to ensure that its
employees stay motivated and accomplish goals in an efficient manner. In context to Lidl, the
offering of various perks will ensure that it is able to retain its skilled and talented employees in
the long-run. Moreover, the motivational scheme of continuous feedback on performance is also
an optimal way to keep the staff motivated as they are able to understand how they can enhance
the overall performance. This can help Lidl to develop positive engagement with their employees
resulting in increased rate of staff retention. Furthermore, training and development program is
also a crucial scheme in motivating staff members and enhancing their current skills as well as
abilities. In context to Lidl, the scheme can help the organization to provide its employees
aspects such as career advancements and essential support to keep them motivated and achieve
set organizational objectives.
The challenges faced by Lid while formulating staff motivation schemes to retain employees
According to Galli, 2020, there are ample of challenges face by the HR managers during
employee motivation. In organization, ample of people work together and they have different
opinions and thoughts. It is quite difficult to motivate each and every employee with similar
motivation strategies. It is analyzed that different individuals have different requirements hence
the managers are required to understand the needs & requirements of individuals in order to
motivate them in an efficient manner. Additionally, confidence improves the level of motivation
of employees. If employees are confident, they can perform the assigned work efficiently.
However, in case of low self-confidence, employees are likely to feel that they are not worthy

which affect their level of motivation profoundly. In Lidl, lack of communication is also a major
challenge that is being faced by the managers in employee motivation. For inspiring workforce,
it is imperative to know their area of interest. Due to lack of communication managers are unable
to identify the actual needs and requirements of the employees. It not only hampers the
relationship of managers and employees but also create constraint in motivation. The other major
issues is lack of clarity. To get support of workforce, it is important to give them clarity
regarding the goals, mission, of the organization (Nicholls, 2017). Due to this, they are not able
to maintain proper interaction with the staff members. Apart from this, there is also issue in
terms of designing the reward programs for the employees. For this purpose, managers need to
have proper information regarding the requirements of workforce. In Lidl, is quite complex for
the managers to collect the information of needs and preferences of the workforce. Therefore, the
company is facing ample of challenges in terms of staff motivation. These challenges will create
a direct impact on the retention of the employees at workplace.
Research Time Frame
In research, it is important to define the time frame in order to complete the research
work in timely manner. In this regard, Gantt chart is prepared that is a well-known project
management tool to manage the project work efficiently. It is a useful way to show the different
activities which need to complete for the accomplishment of project work. On one side of Gantt
chart activities are presented while the other side demonstrates the time period to complete those
tasks (Shelton, Haynes and Creghan, 2018). Basically, it provides clarity to each and every
member regarding their roles and responsibilities in completion of the project work. In this
regard, the Gantt Chart is given below:

Research Methodology
It is a step by step process that is implemented to gather, analyze as well as interpret the
data in an efficient manner. In context of the given research, the necessary steps are mentioned
below:
Research Philosophy: It is a belief regarding the way in which data related to a
particular topic or phenomenon should be gathered. There are two major philosophy are followed
in research which are positivism and interpretivism (De Jong and Schout, 2018). The present
study is based on positivism approach as it helps in collecting numerical information for the
successful completion of the research project.
Research Approach: It is a procedure which consist of different steps to methods of data
collection, analysis to interpretation and more. Inductive and deductive are the two major
research approaches (Politano, Walton and Roberts, 2017). In context of the given study,
deductive approach is followed as it is based on analyzing the existing phenomenon. It will help
in developing knowledge regarding the already exist framework.
Data Collection:
Data is crucial for research work as it helps in gaining detailed insights regarding a
particular topic. In this regard, two major methods of data collection are given below:
Primary: In primary data collection, raw and first-handed information is gathered by the
researcher. Here, the information is highly authentic and reliable due to less or no intervention of
any external party (Liamputtong, 2019). Questionnaire has been prepared in the given scenario in
order to collect the information from respondents.
Secondary: To collect the in-depth and detailed information, various secondary sources
have been used. For current research work, data has been collected through authentic and reliable
websites, publications, articles and more.

Sample Size: For the present study, probability sampling is taken into consideration. In
this regard, 30 employees of Lidl have been chosen as the sample. They will provide necessary
information for the completion of research work.
Quantitative data: It is related with the use of statistical and numerical techniques in
order to analyze the available information. Use of statistical tools helps in analyzing the
information in an appropriate way (Lai and Palmer, 2018).
Qualitative data: Unlike Quantitative data, here, in-depth and detailed information is
gathered to make valuable inferences in future period of time. The major sources of qualitative
data collection are focus group, interview, case study and more.
Ethical issues: There are several ethical issues have been faced during the research
project. These issues are related to maintain confidentiality, data analysis, conflicts and more.
These ethical issues affected the research project profoundly.
Research Analysis
Questionnaire
Q.1) Are you familiar with the concept of staff motivation?
A) Yes
B) No
Q.2) According to you, what are the strategies used by Lidl to motivate the employees?
A) Training and development
B) Growth opportunities
C) Monetary benefits
Q.3) What are the challenges faced by the managers of Lidl while motivating the
employees?
A) Lack of communication
B) Lack of Clarity
C) Design appropriate reward programs
Q.4) In your opinion, does motivation helps Lidl in retaining the workforce for longer
duration?

A) Yes
B) No
Q 1.) Are you familiar with the concept of staff motivation? Frequency
A) 25
B) No 5
83%
17%
Chart Title
A) Yes B) No
Interpretation: From the above-chart, it is analyzed that 25 respondents out of 30 are well-
familiar with the concept of staff motivation whereas there are 5 respondents who do not have
familiarity with the respective concept.
Q 2.) According to you, what are the strategies used by Lidl to motivate the
employees?
Frequency
A) Training and development 12
B) Growth opportunities 10

C) Monetary benefits 8
40%
33%
27%
Chart Title
A) Training and development B) Growth opportunities C) Monetary benefits
Interpretation: Through the above diagram, it is monitored that Lidl is using different
strategies in order to motivate the workforce. As per the response of participants, 12 individuals
out of 30 admit that training and motivation plays an important role in staff motivation. Other 10
respondents consider growth opportunities as one of the major strategies of Lidl for employee
motivation. Rest 8 individuals are in the favor of monetary benefits that are being provided by
the company to motivate the employees. It is analyzed that majority of respondents are in the
favor of training and development to as one of crucial strategies to enhance the motivation level
of staff.

Q 3.) What are the challenges faced by the managers of Lidl while
motivating the employees?
Frequency
A) Lack of communication 15
B) Lack of Clarity 8
C) Designing appropriate reward programs 7
50%
27%
23%
Chart Title
A) Lack of communication B) Lack of Clarity
C) Designing appropriate reward programs
Interpretation: After analyzing the above graph, it is found that 15 respondents out of 30
agree that lack of communication is the major issue in motivating the workforce whereas 8
respodenst consider that lack of clarity is the main problem of motivation. Additionally, there are
7 respondents who admit thar the managers of Lidl face issue related the designing of reward
programs.

Q 4.) In your opinion, does motivation helps Lidl in retaining the workforce
for longer duration?
Frequency
A) Yes 22
B) No 8
73%
27%
Chart Title
Yes No
Interpretation: The above graph shows that 22 respondents out of 30 agree that
motivation is helpful in retaining the employees for longer duration. On other side, 8 respondents
do not show consent with the respective fact.

Recommendations
From the above-information, it is found that Lidl is facing several issues in terms of staff
motivation. These challenges have a profound impact on employee retention. It is enhancing the
employee turnover rate in the company that will affect the prestige of the organization in future
period of time. In this context, the necessary recommendations are mentioned below:
 It is suggested that Lidl is required to maintain proper communication with the staff
members in order to know their issues. It will help the company to gain familiarity with
needs and requirements of the employees so that they can create suitable strategies
accordingly. Through communication, it is possible to resolve the issues which is
important to maintain positive relationship with the employees.
 Lidl is required to design appropriate reward programs to address the needs and
requirements of the employees. They need to design monetary and non-monetary
programs in order to rewarded the employees for their contribution in the company. It
will make employees a crucial part of the company that will minimize the retention rate.
 In current time, training and development is highly important in order to enhance the
capability of workforce. Here, appropriate training programs improve the efficiency of
workforce and make them enable to accept challenging roles. It will motivate the
workforce hence they will stay with the organization for longer duration.

Conclusion
Through the above-mentioned information, it is monitored that motivation is a crucial
function to get the desire work done efficiently. Motivates employees are likely to stay positive
and perform the assigned tasks willingly. Additionally, it is analyzed that company adopt
different strategies such as growth opportunities, training and development to motivate the
workforce. However, they also face various issues in terms of lack of clarity, communication and
more. Further, it is concluded that the organization is able to motivate the staff members that
further contributes in retention.

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