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Michael, who was hospitalised with Covid-19 in March last year, rejoined the call and apologised to staff who had criticised his choice of words, later emailing an apology to the full team.
It is also understood that Michael told a staff session that he was still meeting clients for coffee, despite Covid lockdown restrictions.
KPMG has launched an independent investigation into Michael’s comments, which is being conducted by City law firm Linklaters. While the investigation takes place, Michael has been temporarily replaced by two female partners. Bina Mehta has stepped into the role of chair, while Mary O’Connor has taken on the role of senior partner. It is the first time that either role has been occupied by a woman in the 150-year history of the firm.
18-06-2020
Raph Mokades founded London-based recruitment company Rare Recruitment to help people from diverse backgrounds develop careers in elite professions, including law. He tells WIPR that when it comes to tackling deep-rooted bias, a tailored approach is required.
In December 2020 the UK government declared that unconscious bias training was being scrapped for civil servants in England because, ministers said, it doesn’t work. At Rare Recruitment, we came to much the same conclusion about a decade ago.
Over the past couple of years, we have worked with several top law firms to develop the Race Fairness Commitment, which lays out exactly how we believe firms can bring more fairness and equity to their workplaces.