Early careers | EY postpones start date for graduates amid business slowdown - thoughtful touch or morale mishap?

EY has informed around 200 graduate hires due to start work in November 2024 or January 2025 that their start dates have been postponed until mid-2025.

The accounting giant cited a tricky business landscape as the reason for delaying their employment at EY-Parthenon, the company’s strategy arm.

In a statement, the company said it reached the decision “after careful consideration of the current M&A environment and our business needs.”

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