Ernst & Young internally called the layoffs the second batch. Among them, the Science and Technology and Information Security Office (TSRS), which is responsible for science and technology audit consulting of enterprises and banks, will lay off 13 people, accounting for about 10%.
Not only Ernst & Young, but also PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG and Deloitte among the Big Four accounting firms (hereinafter referred to as "Big Four") have similar layoffs. Although the "Big Four" all denied layoffs, in fact, some people have left the "Big Four" one after another recently-most of the reasons were told that they failed the examination.
"Now everyone in the office is in danger, and sometimes I see someone being called to talk in the morning. After talking, the computer will not be used, and it will be sealed immediately. " An on-the-job accountant of KPMG told the reporter, "There are more people in FMCG and real estate groups, but there are still fewer people in financial groups and tax departments. Some departments used to be 20 people, but now they have become 8 people. "
In the past two years, it has been another scene-the annual growth rate of the "Big Four" has exceeded 20%. Take Ernst & Young as an example. In 2006, it recruited about 500 new employees.
Chop people with one hand and recruit people with the other.
Saad, a netizen from Andersen.com (a website frequented by four employees), said at the forum that KPMG's layoffs were based on the excuse of "persuading to quit", and they were basically concentrated on those who scored 4 points last year (KPMG used a 5-point system, but in fact few people gave 5 points), not only "children", but also all levels below senior managers, most of whom were assistant managers.
A former employee in Yasunaga Hajime told reporters that the order to lay off employees was issued by the Hong Kong side, with specific indicators. Except for partners and those who have just been recruited for a week, every level will be cut. As for who to cut, there is generally no hard standard, and most of them are discussed by several big bosses.
Ernst & Young made a number of small-scale layoffs in August. "The first batch is said to be 2%, although some colleagues are really not suitable for continuing the audit. In fact, some people left a few years ago, but this time the number was a little more. " An insider who left Ernst & Young earlier told reporters, but as the economy continued to deteriorate, the IPO market was basically suspended, and bosses began to sit still, so there was the so-called second batch.
Deloitte is different from Ernst & Young and KPMG in that it does not choose to leave, but chooses to reduce salary to tide over the difficulties.
However, although the "Big Four" are laying off employees, they are also recruiting, but the number of recruits will be less than before. In this regard, Chen Ying, Public Relations Office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, said that after the economic recovery, PricewaterhouseCoopers will need a lot of talents. Although the current market situation is not good, the plan to recruit 2000 new employees announced in September this year will not change.