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Big Four firm PwC has announced a series of investments in the Saudi market, spanning area such as people, innovation, and community impact. “Saudi Arabia is central to our Middle East strategy and we look forward to continue to play an important role in the Kingdom’s next chapter of transformation.”
Deloitte is set to welcome 1,400 new people to its award-winning graduate, BrightStart, apprenticeship and industrial placement programmes this week in 17 locations across the UK
The scale of recruitment at multinational professional services company Accenture is impressive by any measure. With around 770,000 people working for the business around the globe, Tom Sayer, global recruiting director of assessments, skills, and experience at the business, says they’re hiring around 150,000 employees every year with applicants approaching the firm numbering in their millions.
Only 28% of non-supervisory employees say that they are satisfied at work, compared with 80% of leaders who believe that their employees are satisfied, finds Capgemini Research Institute’s latest report, “People Experience Advantage: How companies can make life better for their most important assets.” According to the study, the key barriers to employee satisfaction include challenges around career progression and skill development, manager behaviours and relationships, compensation and recognition, and data and technology. The report, which surveyed 2,250 employees from 750 organisations, also highlights 10 key actions that organisations and their leadership need to take to bridge this gap between employee satisfaction and leader perception in order to remain competitive and retain talent.
PwC is making its most significant increases to staff pay for 10 years, in a move that recognises rising living costs and the competitive recruitment market.
