Workplace discrimination: Poshness tests

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

A study of recruitment processes at elite law, accountancy and financial firms shows that 70% of jobs went to applicants from private or selective schools

The study by the social mobility and child poverty commission found that old-fashioned snobbery about accents and mannerisms was being used by top companies to filter out working-class candidates and favour the privileged.

Indeed, as university education has become more prevalent employers have turned their attention to other characteristics such as personal style, accent and mannerisms, adaptability, team working.