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Two executives at one of Australia's top accounting firms have been dismissed after they performed 'racist' skits at a company trivia night.
A PwC employee dressed up as a 'bat from Wuhan' while another mocked Chinese accents during the internal event held at the end of last month.
One question in the trivia asked players to choose which company represented communism with one answer being the Chinese tech company Huawei.
Findings from an internal investigation into two staff members from the human resources division has seen 'people leaving their roles'.
Two PwC executives have been shown the door following internal investigations into a 'racist' skits at a company trivia night last month (PwC headquarters in London)
The firm's People and Ethical Conduct Panel launched an internal investigation after two HR workers mocked Chinese accents and 'dressed up as a bat from Wuhan' during a trivia event (pictured email to staff from CEO Tom Seymour)
Chief Executive Tom Seymour told The Australian the company's People and Ethical Conduct Panel will investigate handing out 'financial penalties' to those who attended or organised the trivia but did not come forward.
The incidents prompted the chief executive to apologise to all staff as well as directly address those who attended the trivia night.
A leaked email sent to staff after the incident has since been circulating online.
'Last Thursday there was behaviour at an internal team trivia event which did not reflect the values and culture of our firm and which has caused discomfort and offence,' Mr Seymour previously told Daily Mail Australia.
'The behaviour included two racist and offensive sketches which, whilst unintentional, were thoughtless and harmful.
'A number of people shared their
