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Succession of Deloitte Voicemails Create Pay Freeze Confusion

27 November 2009

We reported several weeks ago the technonological indiosyncracy of Deloitte - "send the punters voicemails, that way a bad news email cant be flicked to media". This is excellent in theory but in practice, if you've got a catalogue of disgruntled employees feverishly transcribing the contents of the voicemail, then, bad news can still travel fast. Take, for example, the horrible news that a couple of Deloitte workers were reportedly sacked for organising a weekend bag of sniff over a Deloitte-owned communication device. We received the following message from an anonymous Deloitte spy a few days ago: Hi, I am a new follower of firmspy and this is my first contribution. My latest news is about Deloitte. Recently, we received two voicemails from Keith Skinner, CFO, (both on Frida...

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Bakers Juniors Lament Pay/Conditions as Rumours of ‘Secret Packages’ Emerge

9 September 2010

Things may be coming to a head in Baker & McKenzie's Melbourne office.  First, back in the pre-GFC glory days, the firm snapped up a lease on some fancy new offices while apparently still payi...

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Advertising Fail; Clayton Utz “Law Firm” Reminder Amid Bullying Allegations

5 November 2010

On the topic of workplace bullying, we thought now was an opportune moment to revisit the allegations made by former Clayton Utz staffer Bridgette Styles against the firm. According to the AFR: ...

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Minter Ellison’s ‘Bomber Bower’ & The Papuan New Guinean Teenage Footballer

19 August 2009

On Friday last week we reported the revelation that Minter Ellison partner Scott Reid (in his capacity as an emissary of the AFL's mission to PNG) is presently sharing a house with Papua New Guinea...

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The “Look & Feel” of Blake Dawson – Wikipedia Page Hijacked AGAIN

21 April 2010

You'll recall that in the wake of firm-wide redundancies in March 2009, in which the firm laid off 89 staff, the Blake Dawson Wikipedia page was hijacked. The following comments briefly appeared on...

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Seasonal Clerk Calls Mallesons Lawyers ‘Arrogant’ in Staggering Outburst

1 June 2009

Seasonal clerks take up too much office room, are rarely helpful and sometimes smell, but it is not often that a law firm's effort to help clerks find graduate employment will actually cause it h...

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Deloitte Faces Bullying Law Suit from Tax Financial Services Group 1

14 April 2011

We welcomed the news last week that the Victorian Parliament will soon enact laws that will expose workplace bullies to as much as 10-years jail. Referred to as "Brodie Panlock's Law", it is hoped ...

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Ex-Baker & McKenzie Partner Anthony Brearley an Alleged Fugitive

28 July 2009

You do not want to be an alleged fraudster in Dubai. The tribulations of convicted frauster George Atkinson and his 'living hell' spending six 'spirit breaking' years in a Dubai jail illustrate thi...

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Blake Dawson Redundancies; 89 Sacked Then Advised ‘Tell Colleagues You’re Going Home Sick’

18 March 2009

Following on from the cruel news sent by the Blakes partnership that sackings were imminent, and pursuant to the even crueler revelation that several dozen graduates commenced work with the firm a ...

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(No) End in Sight; Clayton Utz Suffers MORE Painful Blows

20 April 2010

Here at the Firm Spy, we tend to take delight in the misfortune of greedy partnerships, especially those who we consider mistreat junior staff when times are tough. During the GFC, for example,...

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