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Those proposals are in stark contrast to the approach taken by investment bank Goldman Sachs. On Tuesday, Goldman moved in the opposite direction, telling its US and UK bankers to prepare to return to offices next month. Jon Holt, chief executive at KPMG UK, said: “We trust our people. Our new way of working will empower them and enable them to design their own working week. The pandemic has proven it’s not about where you work, but how you work.” The company, from which UK chairman Bill Michael resigned in February after it emerged he told staff to “stop moaning” about the pandemic...

By Syndicated Content By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Accounting firm KPMG told its 16,000 UK staff on Wednesday that they will work in the office for up to four days in a fortnight starting next month under a hybrid working model drawn up after the recent decline in COVID-19 cases in the country. “As part of the firm’s new hybrid way of working, from June onwards, the expectation will be that KPMG’s people spend up to four days in the office spread over a fortnight, with the rest spent at home or at client sites,” KPMG spokeswoman Zoe Sheppard said in an emailed statemen...

Interim KPMG CEO quits after being passed over for permanent role Mary O’Connor (source: KPMG) Interim KPMG CEO Mary O’Connor, the first woman to lead the Big Four firm, has quit after she was passed up for the permanent role. O’Connor took over as chief executive of KPMG UK following the sudden departure of Bill Michael earlier this year, after he made controversial comments about unconscious bias training during a video call with staff, where he also told listeners to “stop moaning” about working conditions during the pandemic. KPMG partners were told yesterday ...

Shoddy Bias Training Is a Corporate Risk, Not a Remedy Apr 29 2021, 10:32 AM April 29 2021, 4:00 AM April 29 2021, 10:32 AM (Bloomberg Opinion) -- When it comes to programs aimed at reducing discrimination and fostering diversity in the workplace, one thing is clear: Much like gym memberships, having them is only a (small) first step.  (Bloomberg Opinion) -- When it comes to programs aimed at reducing discrimination and fostering diversity in the workplace, one thing is clear: Much like gym memberships, having them is only a (small) first step.  The latest warning on the ...

The Future of Work: How the workplace became the wokeplace In the fourth part of the series, we look at how political activism and social issues have made the office a frontline in our culture wars 28 April 2021 • 5:00am On issues ranging from race and sexual politics to the environment and ethics, activist workers are deploying the tactics of old to enforce change Employee action is nothing new. If anything it was more potent in previous generations, when the fate of governments played out on the picket line. Today, prime ministers do not have to call elections asking, as Edward Heath did ...