Published 3 years ago

KPMG's UK arm among first to set targets for working class staff

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KPMG is aiming for 29 per cent of its partners and directors to come from the social group by 2030. It defined working class as having parents with ‘routine and manual’ jobs. All its 16,000 employees will receive training on ‘invisible barriers’ that exist for people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

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BBC News

KPMG seeks to increase working class staff numbers

By 2030, KPMG wants 29% of its senior staff to have had parents that worked in "routine and manual" jobs.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

KPMG's UK arm among first to set targets for working class staff

By Huw Jones LONDON - Accountants KPMG said on Thursday it had become one of Britain's first companies to set a target for staff from working class backgrounds to help close a pay gap and diversify its workforce. Companies are already taking steps to diversify by increasing the number of women and ethnic minority employees, particularly in senior roles. Targets for socio-economic

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Telegraph

KPMG to hire a third of senior staff from working class backgrounds

Accounting giant makes 2030 pledge as it commits to provide diversity training to all 16,000 employees

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Times

KPMG aims for a third of its staff to be working class

The accounting and consulting firm KPMG has become the first big business in Britain to set a target for the number of working-class staff.It is aiming for 2

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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