PwC bans all-male shortlists in recruitment shake-up

PwC has announced that it will no longer consider all-male shortlists for jobs as part of the firm’s wider action plan to improve diversity and address its gender pay gap.

While there are some differences in employment law between Scotland and the rest of the UK, the global financial giant said there is nothing in Scots law to prevent it from implementing the policy north of the border.

Laura Hinton, chief people officer at PwC, said: “Diversity in our recruitment processes is something we’ve been focused on for some time and as part of this we are ensuring we have no all-male shortlists and more diverse interviewing panels.

“We’re also going one step further and setting ourselves a 50/50 shortlist target for all direct recruitment activity. This is part of our wider action plan to promote diversity and inclusion in all forms, including gender, ethnicity and social mobility.”