James Booth

Professional-services firms are cutting costs by laying off support staff, outsourcing tasks to technology and moving jobs to cheaper parts of the world.

Technology giant Microsoft Corp. and consulting firm EY are partnering to spend more than $1 billion to encourage their clients to launch major artificial intelligence projects.

By James Booth and Nino Paoli Executive assistants at professional-services firms manage partners' diaries, handle expenses and book

Technology giant Microsoft and consulting firm EY are partnering to spend more than $1 billion to encourage their clients to launch major artificial intelligence projects.

You can always tell what kind of a person someone is by how they spend their layovers.

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Breaking news: Byron Bay is not the only place in Australia where you can take sultry Sprinter van photos ("woke up here!") on a crisp winter's morning.

Forget flies crawling in your eyes in the Outback, crocodiles stalking you in the Top End or a wave doinking you along the reef after wiping out at Gnaraloo: the scariest Aussie experience is lurking down in the shadows in between Victoria and NSW.

KPMG’s UK arm has told staff that they can no longer finish early on Fridays over the summer, in a reversal of a Covid-era policy, according to a spokesperson.

KPMG's U.K. arm has told staff that they can no longer finish early on Fridays over the summer, in a reversal of a Covid-era policy, according to a spokesperson.