October
What men really think about the push for gender balance
Most men agree with the need to create equal opportunities for male and female workers, but many still harbour concerns that job appointments are not based purely on merit.
- Sally Patten
Explore how your boss measures up on the gender pay gap
Company-specific gender pay gaps were revealed for the first time earlier this year. Enter your industry and company in our interactive chart below to see how they measure up.
- Michael Read, Hannah Wootton and Daniel Reti
August
Corrs pays premium for new partners amid string of high-profile exits
It has also emerged that the firm’s board, made up of current partners and a former partner, investigated and dismissed allegations of bullying and inappropriate conduct made at the start of the year.
- Edmund Tadros
Mass exodus at Corrs after historic CEO pay package
The country’s most talked about law firm faces mass partner flight – the largest batch in the legal sector for years.
- Updated
- Mark Di Stefano
June
Mining’s push for gender diversity threatened by ‘Andrew Tate’ effect
A belief that women are being promoted based on gender, not ability, has permeated to middle management and board level, according to some female leaders.
- Harry Dempsey
April
Women of Influence share their tips for young female leaders today
Past winners of The Australian Financial Review’s long-standing and much-loved program give advice before it returns this year as Women in Leadership.
New governor-general Sam Mostyn and the battle for relevance
She will want to avoid the fate of Michael Jeffery - known as ‘Mr 2 per cent’ after a particularly brutal survey found just 2 per cent of the population knew who he was.
- Hannah Wootton and Sally Patten
February
- Exclusive
- Gender pay gap
Emma fuels jets for the overtime, but she’s a gender pay gap exception
Traditionally male-dominated industries such as energy and construction have wider gender pay gaps, CEOs admit ahead of the historic release of national gender pay gap data.
- Sally Patten and Hannah Wootton
December 2023
EY cuts poor performing, misbehaving partners
More than 40 partners have left big four consulting firm EY in the second half of 2023, more than half because of poor performance, or behaviour issues.
- Edmund Tadros
November 2023
People over profits: ‘Don’t promote leaders unable to manage, develop staff’
The driving force behind a landmark report into the culture of EY says leaders should not be promoted further if they can’t manage and develop staff – even if they perform well financially for the firm.
- Edmund Tadros
August 2023
The young execs making WFH work for them
A cultural review across the big professional services firm is part of a wider trend giving young workers permission to speak up without damaging their promotion opportunities.
- Tess Bennett
How EY treats its ethnic workers (and the racism they report)
EY Oceania staff from non-Western ethnic backgrounds, and those of Hindu, Islamic or Buddhist faith, are most likely to say they have experienced racism and discrimination at the big four firm.
- Updated
- Edmund Tadros
July 2023
EY boss criticises PwC over ‘deeply disturbing’ tax leaks scandal
The head of big four consulting firm EY has criticised PwC over the firm’s tax leaks scandal.
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- Edmund Tadros
EY, Deloitte, KPMG force out dozens for bullying, harassment
Big four consulting firms Deloitte, EY and KPMG have collectively forced out three dozen personnel over the past two years for misconduct, including at least 14 partners.
- Edmund Tadros
June 2023
Accountants face fivefold surge in fines for bad behaviour
Chartered Accountants ANZ will quintuple the maximum penalty payable for breaches of its code by member firms as it tries to rebuild the industry’s reputation.
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- Edmund Tadros
February 2023
Broderick begins confidential EY culture probe interviews in Melbourne
The wide-ranging review into EY’s workplace culture led by Elizabeth Broderick will explore “the mental health impacts of bullying, sexual harassment, racism and a high operational tempo” at the firm.
- Edmund Tadros
December 2022
Why we are finally listening to women (but are still deaf in parts)
Women have struggled to get access to a slice of the economic and social pie for decades. We came a long way last year, but there’s still plenty of room for improvement.
- Sally Patten
September 2022
Elizabeth Broderick to lead EY culture review
She will lead a wide-ranging review of EY’s culture, work practices and psychological health and safety after a staff member’s suicide at the firm’s Sydney office.
- Hannah Wootton
August 2022
Minns calls on Labor MPs staff to lodge formal bullying complaints
NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns said he expected alleged bullying behaviour by stood-aside Labor frontbencher Walt Secord to be examined independently.
- Georgie Moore and Samantha Hutchinson
April 2022
Sydney Symphony’s Emma Dunch changes tune
Any layperson would be forgiven for struggling with the narrative arc of Emma Dunch’s victimhood.
- Joe Aston