Software giant Microsoft has announced that it will offer financial bonuses as a reward for its 17 panel law firms for hitting diversity targets.

Firms will receive the bonus if they achieve a 2% increase in the diversity of their teams working for Microsoft, or if they achieve a 0.5% increase in the diversity of the whole firm.
 
Sue Ashtiany, employment partner at Nabarro, said: “The fact that major global corporates such as Microsoft are pushing for measurable change and prepared to pay for it, is an intriguing development and indicative of the commercial strength of the equality message.  What matters ultimately is genuine equality of opportunity."

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