Cries of “Bah humbug!” can be heard coming from PwC. Having given staff an extra day off over the festive period for about 20 years, the accountancy firm has scrapped the perk this Christmas. A note went out last spring explaining it had been cancelled because it was “introduced in a very different economic environment to that we are facing now” and “in these extraordinary times we have to take steps to protect the business (and job security)”. Sharp as flint: how Kevin Ellis might look as ScroogePlaying Scrooge is senior partner and UK chairman Kevin Ellis, 57, who has already slashed partners’ pay by up to 20% — though PwC points out it has not made any redundancies or made use of furlough. Also, it has given all 22,000 staff a year’s subscription

Source: The Times November 29, 2020 00:04 UTC