EY and Deloitte are scrutinizing staff workloads and quietly letting some workers go

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 07:10

Pedestrians walk past the offices of accounting and auditing firm EY, formerly Ernst & Young, in London on November 20, 2020. — Big Four firms have cut hundreds of jobs in the past year.
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Big Four firms are paying close attention to employee workloads, especially time spent with clients.
Employees with limited client work are at risk of losing their jobs at the firms, per The Times.
These firms have been cutting jobs as client demand slows.

The Big Four have been shedding staff to cut costs in recent months. Now they’re scrutinizing employee workloads and letting go of "underemployed" staff, The Times of London reported.