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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

City scheme aims to close financial sector’s class pay gap

Traders work on the trading floor of Barclays Bank at Canary Wharf in London.
About nine in 10 financial services senior roles are held by someone from a higher socio-economic background. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Reuters

A new membership body has been launched as part of efforts to bring people from less privileged backgrounds into senior roles across the City.

The group, which will be known as “Progress Together”, will offer workshops, resources and mentoring schemes to people who might otherwise struggle to reach top-tier positions in financial services.

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