EY, PwC, Deloitte and KPMG fencing staff with stricter exit clauses

When a senior partner at one of the Big Four consultancies got an offer from a rival firm with a huge jump in pay and perks, he considered it a lifetime opportunity and wanted to make the shift without any delay. What he hadn't expected was that his firm would make him serve a six-month notice period, or gardening leave, when he had to sit at home and do nothing.

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