EY tells staff to stay home for two weeks

EY tells staff to stay home for two weeks
Victoria Young
New Zealand staff at 'big four' accounting firm EY have been told to work from home for two weeks from tomorrow as professional services firms adapt their workforces to meet covid-19 restrictions. While the accounting giant has no confirmed cases of covid-19, it said from Monday it had encouraged staff to work flexibly, and from Wednesday its 1,000 staff must work remotely. The company has offices in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington and had already banned all international travel and non-essential domestic travel. The move f...

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