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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Hundreds of staff at EY Oceania report bullying, racism and sexual harassment

EY Oceania regional managing partner, David Larocca
EY Oceania regional managing partner, David Larocca, said the report’s findings were ‘distressing and completely unacceptable’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

A long-awaited review by the former sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick has found hundreds of staff at consultancy giant EY’s Oceania operations have endured bullying, racism and sexual harassment with more than two-in-five having considered quitting.

The survey of 4,500 current and former staff found 15% had experienced some form of bullying in the past five years, with women more likely to have been targeted. The report found 10% of staff had experienced sexual harassment in the past five years, with women again more likely to have been targeted.

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