Workplace Culture

Burnout, long hours and the Big Four people model

Former Deloitte Malta HR Manager Mikela Fenech Pace talks to Claudine Cassar about workplace culture, staff turnover, career progression & whether the…

Aug 17 • Claudine Cassar

The whistleblower’s paradox: when professional services firms protect the wrong people

A guest essay by Josef Pilger, a former EY Global Pension and Retirement Leader with more than 30 years of international experience across governance…

Aug 3

Deloitte offers parental leave. A lawsuit alleges employees who take it are penalized

A proposed class action says taking protected leave can depress ratings, pay and career prospects.

Jul 24 • Claudine Cassar

Capital and Consent in the Modern Partnership

How leveraged capital structures, personal guarantees and unfunded retirements reshape risk for equity partners

Jul 22

PwC UK partner pay set to exceed £900,000 after cost-cutting drive

Average PwC UK partner remuneration is expected to rise by more than 5% as staff numbers fall and profits recover despite weak consulting demand

Jul 18 • Claudine Cassar

KPMG and Deloitte UK enhance redundancy terms to reduce headcount

KPMG UK and Deloitte UK offer enhanced redundancy packages as the Big Four firms seek to cut audit and advisory headcount amid unusually low staff…

Jul 16 • Claudine Cassar

Former employee sues Deloitte, alleging she was fired after reporting sexual harassment

A federal judge allowed key parts of Melanie DeCanio’s case to move forward after she claimed the firm used a minor audit discrepancy as pretext to…

Jul 7 • Claudine Cassar

KPMG UK ends Summer Friday perk amid redundancies and record partner pay

Redundancies, poor internal communication and the removal of a popular summer perk are hitting staff morale as partner payouts reach a record £880,000

Jun 23 • Claudine Cassar

The Big Four AI Arms Race, Evergrande, Governance and Culture

Two Firms Announce Major Alliances with Anthropic, PwC Faces $8.4B Evergrande Claim, EY Battles AI Hallucinations, Deloitte & EY Grapple with Parental…

May 20 • Claudine Cassar

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