Managing a Successful Business Project: Gender Pay Gap at Sainsbury

This project delves into the critical issue of the gender pay gap, specifically examining its impact within Sainsbury. The project begins with an introduction outlining the aims and objectives, which include evaluating equality and diversity, assessing challenges in maintaining a fair pay structure, and understanding the effects of pay disparities on employee performance. The project then outlines the project management plan, including scope, quality, cost, time, resources, communication, and risk assessment. A literature review explores the concepts of equality, diversity, and gender pay gaps, along with the challenges Sainsbury faces. The research methodology employs a qualitative study, utilizing interpretivism and an inductive approach for data collection and analysis through thematic analysis. Data was collected via a survey and analyzed to identify perceptions, impacts, and challenges. The data analysis reveals key themes, including employee perceptions of the gender pay gap, its impact on mental and emotional health, and the primary challenges faced by the organization. The project concludes with recommendations and a reflection on the findings, providing a comprehensive analysis of the gender pay gap and its implications for organizational performance at Sainsbury.

Unit 6: Managing a
Successful Business Project
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
PROJECT MANAGEMENT..........................................................................................................3
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................4
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY....................................................................................................4
Time Line and WBS........................................................................................................................4
DATA ANALYSIS.........................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................13
RECOMMENDATIONS..............................................................................................................13
REFLECTION-.............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
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INTRODUCTION
In the current scenario it is very difficult for the cited firm to maintain a Gender pay gap in
the cited firm. It is one of the biggest challenge which is seen by Sainsbury in the market. This
project will look to overcome the same challenge in the market. This project will highlights the
Aim and objective of the project. After that project highlights the Project management Plan and
Research methodology of the project. After that project highlights the Data Analysis and
Conclusion and reflection of the project as well.
MAIN BODY
Aim
To ascertain the impact of Gender pay gap on performance of employee in regards to
equality and diversity. A study based on Sainsbury.
Objective
 To evaluate the concept of Equality and diversity and Gender pay gap
 To ascertain the challenges seen by Sainsbury in maintaining Gender pay gap in context
of Equality & Diversity
 To understand impact of gender pay gap on performance of employee
 To recommended best way through which impact of Gender pay gap can be maintain at
the workplace
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Scope: Conducting the project for the Sainsbury will open up variety of the scope for the
cited firm in term of perceptive how cited firm dealt with Gender pay gap and also will open up
good choice for the cited firm, so that out of which cited firm can make best decision (Kusters,
2016).
Quality: In the process of conducting research scholar will make sure that good quality
of activity is conducted in the project. Scholar in the project has selected the benchmark tool, in
which variant standard will be set up and on the root of same variant activity are performed.
Cost: These elements of project plan identify the amount of cost Which may required
conducting the study. For the current study Sainsbury will required minimum of 500 GBP to
conduct the project for the cited firm.
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Time: This element used to describe the amount of the time Which may required for the cited
firm to conduct and find out the outcome of study. For the current study scholar will .required
the minimum of 6 weeks to find out the outcome of study.
Resources: There will be variety of variant kind of resources Which may required by the
scholar to conduct the study (Chen, Kang and Lee, 2017) Resources Which may required are
Human resource to conduct variant project activity. Technical resources to improve the
efficiency of variety of activity which are carried out.
Communication: In the study there are varieties of variant kind of communication tool
Which may used by the scholar in real. Mainly there are two kind of communication form
Which may used in study. Written communication will be communicate at the time of formal
communication. Also, oral communication will be used in the study at the time of
communicating within same level employee (Rockcastle, Adomaitis and Binder, 2016)
Risk: There are varieties of variant kind of risk which may occur in the project, such as
employee turnover in the cited firm, Also variety of variant kind of natural calamities which may
also take place in the market (Zafar, 2019).
LITERATURE REVIEW
About Equality & diversity and Gender pay gap concept
According to Hsu, Chang and Luo, (2017) there are varied key elements available in the
world of business that enhance enterprises performance level even better. Equality & diversity
play vital role in success of ventures. Equality is all about assuring that everybody has an fair
chance and are not treated discriminated or differently against because of their features or
characteristics. Diversity is about taking account of differences between groups of individual
and people, and placing a effective value on those differences.
Gibbs, Powell and Tsuchiya, (2019) stated that equality is not always about treating
employees or individual same, it is about treating people in such manner that result for each
individual can be similar. While diversity means comprehending that each person is unique, and
considering their differences.
As per view of Auspurg, Hinz and Sauer, (2017) gender pay gap refers to dissimilarities
in earning between men & women in wage and labour market. It put negative impact on workers
performance and productivity level. This is one of the factors that affect negatively and increase
high employee turnover which is not appropriate for success of a Sainsbury.
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Challenges seen by Sainsbury in maintaining pay gap based on gender in regard
Rafferty and Jimmieson, (2017) highlight that in recent time while managing gender pay
gap at workplace, organization face several challenges. Employee’s resistance is one of the
biggest challenges seen by firm in context of maintaining above concept in work area. Most
people do not except any kind of changes, they prefer to work in current business practices or
environment.
Liu and et.al., (2018) contradict that due to specific term firm face challenge in
maintaining gender pay gap. Differences in perception of staff are one of the challenge that
affect management activities related to above subject. In society, people perception relate to
women and male is different, they think that women are not able to earn more than male.
Comprehend affect of gender pay gap on staff performance
According to Leythienne and Ronkowski, (2018) gender pay gap is a measure of
differences between women and men workers average earnings across a firm, it is uttered as a
percentage of male earnings. It put negative impact on staff performance, as it contribute to
create employee conflict at workplace.
Rao, (2017) stated that when workers especially women are not obtaining fair income
while doing job in a Sainsbury similar to men, they are feeling negative. It increase high
employee turnover, which impact on business performance as well. Due to workers turnover,
management face a lot of challenges. They lose people who can work even better than other and
support in any situation.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research type-
For exiting assignment, researcher has been selecting qualitative study to meet aims and
objectives that have been stated above. With the aid of current report, they also gather in depth
detail so that scholar will motivate people to expand their answers for a new subject. Utilizing
this research type, researcher easily and effectively identifies response of all selected
participants.
Research philosophy-
It is a belief or notion in which a data about a phenomenon which is collected, analysed
and utilized. Interpretivism, pragmatism, positivism and realism are four types of research
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philosophy. In context of current study, researcher has been used Interpretivism in order to
inspect the assumption presented in a study that explain their and respondents view.
Research approach-
It is method and plan that is consist of wide assumption where detail approach of data
gathering, analysis and then interpretation is utilized. There are three different types of
investigation method such that abductive, inductive and deductive. Among all, researcher has
been used inductive research approach because it permits flexibility and also help to analyse in
depth info as compare to other forms.
Data collection-
It is one of the most effective methods through which researcher collect a lot of data or
information about chosen topic in appropriate and effective manner. There are two kinds of data
collection approaches which are utilized by investigator to meet define goal. Under primary
investigation, researcher designs a questionnaire under survey approach which aid to meet
define aim. On the other side, under secondary investigation, investigator select relevant novels,
books, newspaper and articles related to above topic for collecting data.
Data analysis-
It is procedure of transforming, and modelling data in order to discover the best info for
making effective decision. Hence, for this assignment, investigator utilize thematic data analysis
method in which different themes are used by utilizing tables and graphs to make whole
investigation more presentable and valuable. Researcher uses their tactics under qualitative study
because it helps to enhance flexibility and also improve audit ability and validity.
Sampling-
This is the procedure which it utilized in statistical analysis in which pre-identified
number of observation from an overall team. There are two kinds of sampling approach non-
probability and probability. Among all, simple random sampling as method has been chosen by
researcher of this study to meet above aim and objectives. They also around 50 workers are
selected randomly to identify their point of views regarding impact of gender pay gap at
workplace or performance of people.
Ethical consideration-
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It considered as key component of research methodology section in which investigator
has to make assure that they effectively maintain confidentiality during selecting respondents for
gathering more data about chosen topic in context of Sainsbury. On the other side, researcher
must also comply with Data protection law and make assure that there is no miscommunication
between selected respondents and scholar, otherwise it impact final outcome in unethical
manner. Furthermore, they should also keep appropriate dignity and respect towards a chosen
sample.
Time Line and WBS
perceptive
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DATA ANALYSIS
Theme 1: Perceptive in regards of Gender pay gap
Particular Number of participant percentage of participant
Yes 47 94
No 3 6
Total 50 100
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Above graph generally provide the perceptive to the scholar that there is effecint level of
perceptive in regards of gender pay gap in the cited firm, this would ultimately assist the cited
firm at the time of making any sort of the decision in cited firm. As out of total 50 participant
pool 47 has pass on the opinion that 47 has chosen the choice of yes in the survey and remaining
3 participant has only has choosen the choice of no in the survey. So it is really good sign for the
Sainsbury in the long run.
Theme 2: Impact seen by the employee the most due to gender pay gap
Particular Number of participant percentage of participant
Mental health 37 74
Emotional health 6 12
Physical health 7 14
Total 50 100
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Above presented graph and table is proved as a good basis for the scholar in elaborating that
mental health of the individual see effecint level of the impact as compare to the emotion and
physical impact on the performance of the individual in the cited firm. This outcome of the
project was also suggested by variant author in the LR section of the project. Collected
information shows that out of 50 participant pool 37 were toward the opinion of mental health, 6
has has choosen the opinion of emotional health and remaining 7 respondent were toward the
physical health in the cited firm.
Theme 3: Biggest challenge which may be seen by the employee at workplace
Particular Number of participant percentage of participant
resistance of employee 33 66
Variant in perception 6 12
Communication challenge 4 8
All of above 7 14
Total 50 100
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Gathered data with the assist of primary data collection tool, it has been find out that
resistance of employee is one of the challenge which is being seen by variant employee in the
cited firm, the same outcome was passed on by variant author in the LR section of study as well.
As author passed on the information that all the employee of variant gender have a variant
point of view in regards to variant information or decision making, these ultimately create the
situation in the cited firm in which it get very difficult for the Sainsbury to handle the employee
resist and maintain the gender pay gap in better way. Gather data generally pass on the
information that out of respondent pool of 50 s, 33 were having the thought that resistance of
employee is one of the biggest challenges which is seen by the cited firm in the long run.
Remaining 6, 4 and 7 participant has has choosen the choice of variant perception,
communication and all of the above choice respectively.
Theme 4: Maintaining Gender pay gap in the cited firm assist the Sainsbury in maintaining
goodwill of the Sainsbury
Particular Number of participant percentage of participant
Yes 41 82
No 9 18
Total 50 100
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