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Are you racist? City giants use software that calls out biases

EY, Credit Suisse, Clifford Chance, HSBC and BlackRock are all using software to tell staff about their biases

Technology can help reveal prejudices in City job applications, backers say
Technology can help reveal prejudices in City job applications, backers say Photo: FN staff

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss branded it a “waste of time and money”. Ex-KPMG UK senior partner Bill Michael dismissed it as “complete crap”.

But for swathes of financial and professional services firms, unconscious bias training is being taken extremely seriously.

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