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Friday Footnotes: Work-Life Balance, Does It Work?; Big 4 Firms Slash Job Postings; She Doesn’t Even Go Here! | 2.16.24

Going Concern

Belgian accounting sector is overworked and turning away new clients [ The Brussels Times ] A significant portion of accounting firms across Belgium are contemplating downsizing as their workload continues to surge, raising alarms within the sector about potential implications for small businesses and startups, L’Echo reports.

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Friday Footnotes: Working Late; The Year of the ESOP?; It’s Not Layoffs, It’s “Repositioning” | 1.5.24

Going Concern

Racial diversity in accounting has been treated as a “box-ticking exercise”, Atul said to The Mail on Sunday in December, even when professions are a magnet for minorities. She also falsified her own tax returns, claiming education credits she knew she was not eligible to receive.