PWC Australia scandal deepens: staff placed on leave

PWC Australia scandal deepens: staff placed on leave
Goneburger: former PwC Australia CEO Tom Seymour. (Image: Getty)
Bloomberg
By Adam HaighPwC Australia is putting nine senior partners on leave and appointing independent directors to its board as the embattled firm seeks to claw back confidence in the wake of a tax scandal.The company will ringfence business conducted with Australia’s government to minimise conflicts of interest and boost governance, according to a statement on Monday.The chairs of its governance board and its designated risk committee also stepped down from their respective roles. “We are announcing these actions today, despite the f...

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