KPMG reviews

processes, lots of policies for things but in reality policies dont mean anything. Performance reviews can be altered to create a reason why a person left when in actual fact they were exceeding performance. beware of some teams and managers as some pretend to be friendly but in reality just cover up any issues and blame you for them,

1. Inhumane working hours - staff work more than 16 hours per day continuously over a few months, including weekends and public holidays, during the peak period. No time off in lieu is given. 2. Poor eAudIT software - extremely buggy, constantly hangs, and reduces staff efficiency by 50% or more. 3. Lack of control over quality of work - most of the time, staff have to follow-up on incomplete and poorly done work by another staff member. 4. Lack of control in planning for personal commitments - as a junior staff member, you are not told in advance when you have to work late. You are expected to always be available to work overtime when needed. 5. High turnover rate with a lack of effort to replace staff during critical periods - remaining staff get squeezed to the limit as they take on the workload of resignees. They eventually quit and a vicious cycle ensues. 6. Unable to enjoy Christmas (you will most likely be working) and New Year's Eve/Day (you will most likely be plotted on a stock-take). 7. No time to participate in the activities and courses organised by the Rec Club 8. Poor compensation relative to working hours - no overtime pay, no 13th months bonus, variable bonus for the last financial year was a mere 1.5 months. A 4.6% firm-wide pay-cut was carried out in 2011 to 2012.