Remarkable news in the UK

An overview of consulting news in the category Remarkable in the UK:

PwC on brink of six-month China ban Professional services giant PwC could be stung with a six-month ban on working in China, according to sources close to the firm.
27 August 2024
PwC considers first woman for UK CEO role As PwC’s UK CEO Kevin Ellis prepares to step down, the race to replace him is heating up.
03 April 2024
Chinese government claims consultant caught spying for MI6 China’s escalating suspicions directed at foreign consultants has hit new heights, with the nation’s government having detain an advisor on allegations of spying.
12 January 2024
MCA discusses consulting industry impact with Deputy Labour Leader The Management Consultancies Association has hosted a member roundtable with Shadow Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner.
04 December 2023
Infosys founder calls for controversial 70-hour work week Infosys co-founder Naranyana Murthy has caused intense debate in India and around the world, after comments he made relating to the work-ethic of young people.
10 November 2023
KPMG hit with record fine for Carillion role Big Four firm KPMG has become the latest member of the quartet to break an unwanted record: recipient for the largest fine from the Financial Reporting Council.
16 October 2023
Palladium overseeing UK's crisis support to Libya and Morocco The UK has increased its financial support to the response to both the floods in Libya and the earthquake in Morocco, allocating a package worth up to £10 million.
09 October 2023
Carmine Di Sibio picks Dutch-Oz electro as EY break-up hype-track You’re the CEO in the middle of trying to dismantle a lucrative $40 billion business, what song do you select on the figurative jukebox to get the juices flowing? Some epic Dutch-Australian electro o
30 June 2023
PwC to sell Australian government business in wake of scandal Professional services giant PwC has announced it will sell its federal and state government consulting wings in Australia for a value of less than £1.
27 June 2023
PA expert breaks world record for most powerful handheld laser The Guinness World Record for "Most Powerful Handheld Laser (prototype)" was awarded to Daniel Black, an innovation expert at the Global Innovation and Technology Centre in Cambridge, UK.
10 March 2023
EY faces criticism on dual-role at Britishvolt Australian company Recharge Industries has sealed a deal to buy Britishvolt out of administration.
10 February 2023
The 10 most hated buzzwords to avoid in modern business As corporations compete for talent, many may be losing out to rivals due to something as simple as using the wrong word in a job ad.
12 October 2022
Mazars faces 'discrimination' lawsuit over XTX Markets snub Professional services firm Mazars is being sued by XTX Markets, which alleges the audit and advisory group discriminated against its founder, Alexander Gerko.
26 August 2022
Meta fires Accenture contract workers Meta has parted ways with 60 contractors, as the technology giant scales back on spending and recruitment. The outsourced staff were employed via Accenture.
25 August 2022
PwC manager sues firm over 'pub golf' brain injuries PwC has found itself at the centre of a lawsuit in the UK, after an employee alleged his employer pressured him and other staff to participate in binge drinking.
24 August 2022
EY tops partner intake record with 1,000+ promotions globally Professional services firm EY has announced more than 1,000 new partners across its global member firms.
04 July 2022
Accenture faces discrimination accusations from ex-employee West Hamstead based Sanju Pal is seeking more than £180,000 from professional services company Accenture, where she worked for just under a decade.
16 May 2022
Ex-McKinsey partner faces prison sentence after securities fraud plea A former McKinsey & Company partner pleaded guilty to insider trading, one month after his arrest. Puneet Dikshit was accused of trading in GreenSky options, while advising Goldman Sachs on the bank’s planned purchase of the FinTech.
22 December 2021
How Elixirr builds a ‘firm of entrepreneurs’ with an equity model for all Since its inception in 2009, international consultancy Elixirr has pledged to build a firm of entrepreneurs through a model which gives part ownership to members of the organisation.
11 October 2021
KPMG fined £13 million for Silentnight misconduct KPMG has been severely reprimanded by an independent tribunal for misconduct, after a long-running case relating to the sale of the bedmaker Silentnight.
09 August 2021
Former Bain consultant to aid Pope with dicastery review The Pope has reportedly requested the assistance of a former Bain & Company consultant for a new reform package.
06 August 2021
Monitor Deloitte's UK leader lays down law on staffing An internal email from Monitor Deloitte’s UK head seems to have rubbed some staff up the wrong way, after suggesting junior staff should become “millionaires, authors or bums” if they wanted to be pi
19 July 2021
KPMG Australia fires staff for using expenses to pay strippers The Australian wing of global advisory giant KPMG has parted ways with several of its Melbourne staff, after it emerged they had allegedly expensed their “boys’ night out” to the firm.
07 May 2021
Senior KPMG Executive scrutinised amid M&C Saatchi investigation One of KPMG’s most senior executives faces scrutiny from the UK audit regulator over a series of errors in the accounts of M&C Saatchi.
20 April 2021
How Etch Group became a remote-first organisation When Etch Group was faced with the restrictions of the coronavirus lockdown, the firm decided to go above and beyond temporary adaptation.
26 March 2021
Deloitte UK's deputy CEO 'bullied staff' and steps down Deloitte’s UK Deputy CEO, who is also head of its diversity and inclusion efforts, has stood down from her role following the emergence of bullying allegations.
11 March 2021
Consultancy sues rival for alleged smear campaign on Glassdoor Consulting firm Secretariat has filed a defamation suit against competing firm HKA in the US court system.
10 March 2021
KPMG UK Chair faces investigation following controversial remarks Big Four firm KPMG has seen its UK arm plunge into disarray, after comments of its Chair Bill Michael suggested that he did not believe in the firm’s efforts to address unconscious bias.
12 February 2021
Accenture employee defrauded firm of over £28,000 in ‘expenses’ A trusted worker has been caught pocketing thousands of pounds via false expenses claims from his employer, Accenture.
10 February 2021
McKinsey settles with US states for $573 million in opioid crisis Consultancy giant McKinsey & Company has reached a settlement with 47 US states for its advisory role in the country’s opioid crisis.
05 February 2021
EY leader to team: 'Work until 11.30pm every night, and at weekends' Big four consulting giant EY's Hong Kong staff are under pressure to work until 11.
19 January 2021
How Consultants Against Covid-19 has helped non-profits in the pandemic When the pandemic hit, Movemeon launched ‘Consultants Against Covid-19,' and over just a few months the scheme has seen more than 60 consultants placed pro bono at over 30 organisations.
08 December 2020

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