'Just cruel’ | Fired EY employees hit back after being sacked for watching multiple training videos at once

Several former EY employees fired for completing multiple online training courses at once have hit back at the company, questioning whether their behaviour was unethical.

The consulting giant sacked dozens of staff in the US last week after an investigation found the employees had simultaneously attended different training courses during its “Ignite Learning Week” in May.

EY said the staff behaved unethically and cheated the system by completing two programs at once.

But several employees have claimed their sacking was unfair, as reported by the Financial Employees. They stated they were not told they couldn’t complete multiple sessions at once and that emails from the company encouraged them to attend as many sessions as possible.