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18 Sep 2017

Author:
James Moore, Independent (UK)

PwC pledges action after admitting BAME workers earn less. But what about other employers and Government?

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The most important step towards solving a problem comes in admitting you have one. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers’ publicising the fact that its black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) workers earn on average 12.8 per cent less than their white colleagues, and a startling 35.4 per cent less when it comes to bonuses, counts as that...

“Our priority is to do all we can to retain our junior BAME talent and improve rates of progression to senior management levels. We’re aiming to achieve this through stronger accountability across our business to deliver our gender and ethnicity targets, monitoring our pipelines on a more regular basis and making sure that all of our people can benefit from the most stretching of client engagements,” says Kevin Ellis, chairman and senior partner...