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An overview of global PwC news:

United Kingdom

AI hiring and wages in UK surge as they outpace jobs market Specialist AI job postings surged by 61% in the UK during 2025, rising by 68,000.
23 June 2026
United Kingdom

PwC slashes 200 graduate roles amid UK slowdown PwC’s UK graduate intake has dropped, with its boss citing poor productivity as driving the firm’s cut in young talent.
12 September 2025
South Africa

Fair Pay Bill: ‘Businesses that lead this reform stand to gain significantly’ The introduction of the Fair Pay Bill in June 2025, alongside recent amendments to the Companies Act, marks a pivotal moment in reshaping corporate culture in South Africa.
26 August 2025
United Kingdom

PwC implements ‘traffic-light’ monitoring on office hours PwC is reportedly monitoring swipes of employee work passes, and connections to wifi, to make sure they are working from the office.
18 August 2025
United Kingdom

Job growth in industries ‘exposed to AI’ sees rapid drop The age of AI could tentatively be causing a realignment in the UK labour market. A new study suggests that job postings with higher exposure to AI have grown at a much slower pace since 2022.
16 June 2025
United States

PwC US cuts 1,500 jobs Big Four accountancy PwC is laying off approximately 1,500 people in the US, according to a Financial Times report.
13 May 2025
United States

PwC to lay off 1,800 employees in US PwC plans to lay off 1,800 employees – or 2.5% of its 75,000-person workforce in the US – according to a Wednesday report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
12 September 2024
United Kingdom

Big Four firms among those to withdraw offers to foreign graduates Deloitte and KPMG are among UK-based businesses which have axed offers to foreign graduates, following a change to UK visa rules.
29 May 2024
United Kingdom

Job cuts loom for across Big Four following 'over-hiring' As Deloitte commences a landmark restructuring of its operations, amid a consulting market slowdown, employees are reportedly weighing up their other options.
28 March 2024
Middle East

Women returning from career breaks could add $385 billion to MENA Nearly half of working women in the MENA region have taken a career break at one point or another.
12 March 2024
United Kingdom

Consulting industry Big Four sees Great Resignation drag to close A slowdown in attrition at the UK’s top consulting firms is leaving fewer opportunities for new talent to advance.
21 September 2023
Canada

Canadian workers pressured by inflation, high workloads Canadian workers are feeling pressure from persistent inflation and high workloads, according to PwC’s annual Hopes and Fears survey.
09 August 2023
Spain

Eurofighter jet contracts will create 26,000 jobs in Spain Two contracts for the manufacture of NATO fighter jets will provide Spain with up to 26,000 jobs. The deal is expected to contribute around €1.7 billion to Spain’s GDP.
14 April 2023
Middle East

One third of Middle East workers eyeing new job While the ‘great resignation’ has most famously hit employers hard in western economies, large waves of people have also been re-evaluating their roles in economies around the world.
16 January 2023
United Kingdom

London benefits most from green jobs boom The creation of green jobs is outstripping the rate of jobs creation in the wider economy, according to a new study.
21 December 2022
Qatar

PwC puts forward talent agenda for Qatar’s manufacturing skills gap The manufacturing sector in Qatar is a priority sector under the National Vision 2030 programme and a key contributor to the government's economic diversification agenda.
11 August 2022
Middle East

Shortage of skilled workers means GCC companies must step up Around the world, economies are struggling with labour shortages following the pandemic.
20 July 2022
Middle East

Regional economies can bloom with more women in the workforce Stimulating more women to (re)enter the workforce could provide a major economic impetus to the Middle East, up to as much as $2 trillion, according to a new study by PwC.
09 June 2022
Canada

PwC Canada gives employees five extra paid days off PwC Canada has given its 7,300 employees an extra five paid days off in spring/summer, according to a post on the accounting and consulting firm’s LinkedIn page.
22 February 2022
Australia

What workers want from employers and initiatives to consider Global professional services firm PwC conducted a survey of 1,800 Australians to find out what workers want in terms of benefits and culture.
24 November 2021
Middle East

PwC report calls for more inclusion for people with disabilities People with disabilities face a number of employment barriers, including societal prejudice, environmental obstructions, institutional discrimination and a lack of training opportunities.
31 May 2021
Canada

Only 1 in 5 Canadians want to go back to the office, finds PwC Only 1 in 5 Canadians want to go back to the office full-time, according to a recent PwC Canada report.
24 September 2020
United States

PwC's 3,500 summer interns set for virtual internship The impact of Covid-19 has resulted in PwC US shifting its summer internship program to the virtual space.
15 April 2020
India

Big Four make financial adjustments in light of Covid-19 Big Four accounting and advisory firms are embarking on cost-cutting measures while trying to minimalise job cuts, according to new reports from Livemint.
01 April 2020
Canada

Canadian banks tackle upskilling as talent worries continue Canadian banks tackle upskilling as talent worries continue As banks increasingly deploy technologies such as data dashboards, chatbots, and analytics, they need to make sure that employees can work
12 March 2020
Africa

How Africa's workforce could develop in an evolving world As Africa prepares its workforce for being a central player in the Industry 4.0 paradigm, Big Four accounting and advisory firm PwC has put forth four possible scenarios for the development of the workforce over the next decade.
11 February 2020
United Kingdom

PwC supports up-skilling of Northern Ireland workforce Big Four professional services firm PwC has supported a £4.
05 December 2019
Canada

PwC Canada commits $150 million to upskill staff, Canadians PwC Canada announced a $150 million investment over three years to upskill its 7,850 people to be “future ready.
18 November 2019
South Africa

South Africans are engaged in efforts to develop digital skills General emphasis on the need for South Africans to develop skills of the future appears to be having tangible effects, as PwC reports that as many as 90% of workers in South Africa are currently work
19 September 2019
United States

More CEOs ousted for ethical lapses, finds PwC's Strategy& study A recent study from accounting and consulting firm PwC revealed that 2018 saw the greatest proportion of CEOs ousted for ethical lapses in the past 19 years, as opposed to poor financial performance
20 May 2019
United States

PwC: Macroeconomic, labor force, and environmental challenges ahead The world is facing risks from a host of factors, climate change is set to create long-term issues if not dealt with in a timely manner, while ageing populations are set to affect 40 of the world’s l
15 April 2019
Canada

Canadian CEOs less optimistic in 2019, PwC survey finds Accounting and consulting firm PwC’s 22nd Global CEO survey has found that Canadian chief executive officers are less optimistic about their companies’ growth prospects, as well as the health of glob
14 March 2019

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