Analyzing Gender Pay Gap's Impact on Primark's Employees

This report investigates the gender pay gap's impact on worker presentation within Primark, a British fashion retail organization. The study outlines the research aims and objectives, project management plan (including cost, scope, time, quality, communication, risk, and resources), and utilizes a work breakdown structure and Gantt chart for project organization. Data collection methods include both primary (questionnaires with 30 respondents) and secondary research. The report presents data interpretation, including themes on awareness of the gender pay gap, its effect on organizational goals, the impact of strategies to overcome the gap, major benefits of eliminating the gap, and the perceived impacts. Recommendations are provided for Primark to address gender pay disparity and foster a discrimination-free environment. The author reflects on the research process, highlighting challenges in data collection and personal communication skills. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of addressing gender pay gaps to improve employee performance and promote workplace equality and diversity, ultimately ensuring organizational profitability and productivity.

Equality and Diversity
in the Workplace
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TOPIC:-“To determine the impinging of Gender pay gap on presentation of worker in an
organisation within a workplace”. A study on Primark
INTRODUCTION
Gender pay gap is an normal deviation among the wage for women and men so that they can
performing their work on same position at same workplace. In this women’s at workplace
generally get paid less as compared to men that lead towards unhealthy environment in
workplace that simultaneously affect performance of employees (Araten-Bergman, 2016). Thus,
it is essential for organisation to undertake different type of strategies as well as methods to
assure that here is zero sexuality pay gap discrimination prevails in the working structure.
Present report has been conducted on Primark. It is a British fashion retailing organisation. Main
products of company include clothing, cosmetics and house wares. In these report formative
discussions has been made on aims and objectives of present research. Along with this WBS,
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project management plan and Gantt chart is been covered in this report along with
recommendation for company in order to eliminate gender pay gap at the workplace.
TASK 1
P1 Aim and objectives
Research Aim: :-“To determine the impinging of Gender pay gap on presentation of worker in
an system within a workplace”. A study on Primark
Research Objectives:
 To identify conception of gender pay gap at workplace
 To determined benefits of implementing strategies to overcome gender pay gap at
workplace for Primark
 To analyse strategies that supports in eliminating gender pay gap at workplace
Project management plan
It is mainly a blueprint which is undertaken by researcher. In this plan each and every
activity that are going to be undertaken is included such as size, scope, time, resources, cost,
communication and quality. Mentioned below elements of project management plan is being
discussed:
Cost: In order to conduct present research there is a need of 60000 Euro in order to
effectively implement activities. With the help of this researcher can effectively integrate all the
activities with an aim to gain more effectively search outcomes.
S cope: In context with present research there is a huge scope for Primark. With the help of
this research number of opportunities is provided to company that further aid them to increase
their market share.
Time: In order to accomplish present research researcher will need estimated Six months
of time to accomplish research in well effective manner and further provide possible solution to
company.
Quality: In this secondary sources is been undertaken by is investigator as to gather
information with the help of which researcher can effectively able to accomplish research
objectives.
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Communication: In order to accomplish present research researcher undertake numerous
form of communication measures such as email, mobile phone, conferences and more as to
further develop plan and strategies to gain more efficacious investigated outcome.
Risk: The risk which is mainly associated with present research is over utilisation of
information that further lead towards confidentiality. It will also impact in future as any of the
respondent can claim to the researcher . This will lead to negative word of mouth of researcher
in market.
Resources: In order to accomplish present research on Primark there is need of numerous
resources that will include capital, land, labour and more. With the help of this resources
completion of work in proper framework of time is being insured.
Gantt chart and Work Break down Structure
Work Break down structure: It is mainly a method that aid researcher to effectively
divide complex components of task into small parts that further benefit them to accomplish all
the activities in perfect framework of time. It helps researcher can assign project into team
members and accomplish research in best effective style.
Gantt chart: Gantt chart is termed as a graphical creation that consist different type of
activities and task. It is also known as visual presentation of whole project. In this graph there is
horizontal and vertical Axis that depicts dependencies of different task in specific manner. With
the help of this organisation effectively keep themselves updated relating to whole project
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TASK 2
Quantitative and qualitative
Primary research: Primary research includes data collection from the sources like
interview, questionnaire, observation, surveys and more. It is a fresh Data Collection method
with the help of which researcher can accomplish research in best effective manner.
Secondary research: In this data is collected from the sources like online sites,
newspaper, journals, magazines and more. It is the less costly and less time consuming method.
In order to accomplish research researcher undertake both primary as well as secondary
data collection method as to accomplish research objectives. In addition with this in
Questionnaire 30 respondent has been undertaken.
Qualitative research: In this researcher undertake data from observation, group
discussions and many more in order to fulfil research objectives.
Quantitative research: In this data is collected in a systematic way with the help of
allocating information’s from statistical, mathematical and numerical data. This research mainly
belongs to close ended question.
Questionnaire: It is mainly undertake to review thoughts and views of individual as to
collect data in order to accomplish research objectives. In present research 30 respondents are
undertaken by researcher. These respondents are mainly stakeholders of Primark.
Questionnaire
Q1) Are you attentive with the concept of gender pay gap at the
workplace?
Frequency
a) Yes 20
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b) No 10
Q2) According to your perception is gender pay gap affect organisation to
successfully accomplish goals and objectives of the company?
Frequency
a) Agree 25
b) Disagree 5
Q3) Do you think with the implementation of strategies to overcome
gender pay gap assists Primark in accomplishing their business growth?
Frequency
a) Yes 15
b) No 15
Q4) As per your opinion, what are the major benefits gained by Primark
by eliminating gender pay gap within their organisation?
Frequency
a) Quick accomplishment of objectives 10
b) Better working environment 10
c) High growth opportunities 10
Q7) As per according to your opinion, what are the impacts developed by
gender pay gap at workplace?
Frequency
a) Positive impact 5
b) Negative impact 20
c) Neutral impact 5
TASK 3
Data Interpretation
Theme 1: Concept of gender pay gap at workplace
Q1) Are you attentive with the concept of gender pay gap at the
workplace?
Frequency
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a) Yes 20
b) No 10
Interpretation:
According to the preceding graphical record it has been identified that 20 out of 30
responsive are aware with the fact of gender pay gap at workplace while 10 respondents do not
have much information related to this fact.
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20
10
a) Yes
b) No

Theme 2: Does gender pay gap affect organisation to successfully accomplish goals and
objectives of the company
Q2) According to your perception is gender pay gap affect organisation to
successfully accomplish goals and objectives of the company?
Frequency
a) Agree 25
b) Disagree 5
Interpretation:
As per the above determined graph it has been identified that 25 out of 30 respondents
are agree with the fact that gender pay gap mainly affect organisation to accomplish their goals
and objectives in a successful manager as it decrease performance of employees. While 5
respondents disagree with this fact as they do not have much knowledge.
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25
5
a) Agree
b) Disagree

Theme 3:Implementation of strategies to overcome gender pay gap assists Primark in
accomplishing their business
Q3) Do you think with the implementation of strategies to
overcome gender pay gap assists Primark in accomplishing their
business growth?
Frequency
a) Yes 15
b) No 15
Interpretation: According to the above given graph it has been determined that 15 out of 30
respondents agree with this fact that with the implementation of best effective strategies
organisation can effectively overcome gender pay gap and further ensure best effective business
growth while 15 respondents didn’t agree with this fact do not have much understanding related
to this concept.
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15 15 a) Yes
b) No

Theme 4: Major benefits gained by Primark by eliminating gender pay gap within their
organisation
Q4) As per your opinion, what are the major benefits gained by Primark
by eliminating gender pay gap within their organisation?
Frequency
a) Quick accomplishment of objectives 10
b) Better working environment 10
c) High growth opportunities 10
Interpretation:
According to the above mentioned graph it has been identified that the major benefits by
eliminating gender pay gap in organisation it organisation to have quick accomplishment of
objectives that has been agreed by 10 respondents. While other 10 respondents believe that better
working environment is a major benefit that can be attained by Primark with the elimination of
gender pay gap. Along with this other 10 respondent states that high growth opportunities is the
major benefit that can be assured by organisation by removing gender pay gap issues at their
workplace.
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a) Increase participation
of employees
b) Top to down approach
c) Effective leadership