KPMG UK boss quits after telling staff unconscious bias is ‘complete crap’

The UK chair of big four accounting firm KPMG has resigned after allegedly telling staff to “stop moaning” about the Covid-19 pandemic and that unconscious bias was “complete crap”.

Bill Michael will step down from the audit giant at the end of the month after details of what he said during a virtual staff meeting on Monday were revealed.

The decision to leave the company comes two days after Mr Michael stepped aside while KPMG investigated his remarks.

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