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No non-diverse hire at Aviva without it being signed off by the CEO

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ValerieVomit · 14/12/2023 11:38

The boss of Aviva has revealed senior white male recruits have to get a final sign-off from her and the chief people officer as part of the firm's drive to improve diversity. Amanda Blanc, who became the insurer's first female chief executive in 2020, said the policy formed part of its efforts to end sexism in the financial services industry. The 56-year-old told MPs on the Treasury select committee that 'there is no non-diverse hire at Aviva without it being signed off by me and the chief people officer'.

https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2023/dec/13/aviva-has-acted-to-sack-male-employees-for-inappropriate-behaviour-says-boss-amanda-blanc-sexism-in-the-city-inquiry

What do you think?

Aviva has acted to sack male employees for inappropriate behaviour, says boss

Amanda Blanc also tells sexism in the City inquiry of ‘appalling’ accounts of harassment of women across financial services sector

https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2023/dec/13/aviva-has-acted-to-sack-male-employees-for-inappropriate-behaviour-says-boss-amanda-blanc-sexism-in-the-city-inquiry

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PerkingFaintly · 14/12/2023 12:08

Both topics are worth discussing, of course.

PerkingFaintly · 14/12/2023 12:05

Did you link the right article, OP?

As a PP says, this article doesn't cover the comment in your thread title.

(The article matches its own headline; it's the OP's thread title that's on something different.)

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ValerieVomit · 14/12/2023 11:57

You can't get a job by phoning a mate at a place like this anyway.

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fedupandstuck · 14/12/2023 11:44

Weird article where they don't actually address or even mention the comment in the headline.

I have found a quote (from the DM article on this) where it details what was said:

"Speaking at the Sexism in the City inquiry yesterday, she continued: 'Not because I don't trust my team but because I want to make sure that the process followed for that recruitment has been diverse, has been properly done and is not just a phone call to a mate to say, 'would you like a job, pop up and we'll fix it up for you'.'
Mrs Blanc's comments are understood to only relate to senior hires at the London-based firm which has 22,000 staff, reported the Daily Telegraph."

That all seems utterly reasonable to me.

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