Wilko ‘not out of the woods’ yet as redundancies suspended while PwC mulls bids August 29, 2023 Wilko has suspended all redundancies while its administrators PwC consider further bids, GMB Union has said. The union met administrators of PwC this morning to discuss multiple bids which have been made for the discount retailer. “Whilst this is a positive development, Wilko is not out of the woods by any means and this is [...]
Wilko job cuts ‘likely’ – but 11th hour talks with Poundland owner continue August 23, 2023 Administrators for Wilko today warned that job losses were “likely” as potential buyers were no longer interested in acquiring the whole group. Wilko first called in the administrators three weeks ago after several months looking for investment failed to bring forth any fruit. Sky News reported today that Poundland owner Pepco Group is in advanced [...]
PwC fires eight Aussie partners including former CEO over tax leaking scandal July 3, 2023 PwC Australia has fired eight partners including its former chief executive as it scrambles to draw a line under a government leaking scandal that has engulfed the firm down under.
KPMG and PwC slapped with fines of almost £3m for botched Eddie Stobart audits June 29, 2023 Big four accountancy firms PwC and KPMG have been fined a total of nearly £3m over botched audits of logistics giant Eddie Stobart in 2017 and 2018. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said this morning it would fine PwC £1.99m and partner Philip Storer £51,000, with both receiving a “severe reprimand.” KPMG received a fine [...]
PwC set to hand 25,000 junior staff a real-terms pay cut – despite FRC plea to give them more June 28, 2023 Big four firm PwC has reportedly told its junior auditors their pay is going to be frozen, amid concerns it will make the industry less attractive. According to reports in the FT, around 25,000 staff members are set to get lower pay rises, with the accountancy giant citing the challenging market conditions and pay rises’ [...]
UK entertainment and media market tops European charts with £100bn revenue hit June 27, 2023 The UK’s entertainment and media market is expected to hit revenues of £100bn by 2027, according to PwC’s latest forecast. The accounting firm’s Global Entertainment & Media (E&M) Outlook 2023-2027 also expects the UK to cling onto its top position in Europe as the leading E&M market over the next four years. In 2023 the [...]
PwC Australia: Firm appoints new CEO as tax leak scandal roars on June 25, 2023 PwC’s Australian business is set to offload a government services division that has dragged the firm into weeks of lurid front-page headlines. The down under branch of the consulting firm is selling its public sector advisory business to a private equity firm Allegro for $1, and bringing in a new CEO of the overall business [...]
What’s going on with PwC’s tax leak scandal? May 30, 2023 Big four accounting firm PwC has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks over its Australian business, which has been caught up in a scandal over the misuse of information gained from a government contract. PwC Australia came under fire after the country’s parliament published emails showing that the firm used information it obtained while [...]
CBI exodus: Which firms have quit or suspended their relationship with the lobby group? April 21, 2023 A slew of top firms have quit or suspended engagement with the CBI today after the lobby group was rocked by new allegations of sexual abuse.