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City of London governing body pushes for more working class staff at senior levels

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New report seeks to bring class onto the diversity and inclusion agenda.

Financial and professional services companies should ensure at least 50% of senior leaders come from working class or lower socio-economic backgrounds by 2030. The target has been set by the City of London Corporation, which oversees work in the capital’s Square Mile.

A report published by the Corporation-led Socio-Economic Diversity Taskforce

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