据消息人士透露，毕马威向面临裁员的员工提供100英镑，以换取他们放弃对失业提出上诉或索赔的法律权利。
KPMG has offered staff facing redundancy £100 to waive their legal rights to appeal or to bring claims over the loss of their job, according to sources.
正如本刊上月披露，这家咨询公司正在裁减英国约4%的员工，相当于约200人被迫在圣诞节前在充满不确定性的就业市场中寻找新工作。
AI、网络安全、SAP和测试团队的员工是这轮企业裁员行动的重点对象。
As The revealed last month, the consultancy is laying off around 4 percent of the workforce in the UK, equating to some 200 humans being forced to look for new employment in an uncertain job market before Christmas.
10月1日，面临风险的员工被告知协商程序已结束，毕马威将于10月9日通过电子邮件通知他们的命运。
Staff within the AI, Cyber, SAP, and Testing teams are at the sharp end of the corporate job cutting exercise.
在一份被本刊看到的致员工信息中，毕马威表示：“集体协商程序现已正式结束。公司的原始提案保持不变。员工将于10月9日周五上午11点至11点30分通过电子邮件收到通知，告知其是否被选中裁员。”
除了此前有毕马威员工向我们形容为“侮辱性”的离职条款外，本刊了解到，该咨询公司正提供100英镑，以换取员工现有的合同保密义务及其他离职后义务。部分员工视其为“禁言令”。
On October 1, those at risk were told the consultation process is over and KPMG will inform them of their fate by email on October 9.
“公司的原始提案保持不变，”一位内部人士称，“仅提供略高于法定标准的条款，外加象征性的100英镑对价，要求员工放弃上诉或提起诉讼的法律权利。”
In a message to staff, seen by The, KPMG said: “The collective consultation process has now formally concluded. The firm's original proposal remains unchanged. Employees will be notified on Friday 9th of October 11-11:30am by email if they have been selected for redundancy.”
该消息人士补充道：“员工普遍认为这种做法傲慢且可耻，尤其是考虑到公司决定在假期前解雇员工，却扣留他们应得的年终奖金。”年终奖金属于酌情发放、基于绩效，通常在1月发放。
In addition to exit terms that some at KPMG previously described to us as insulting, The Reg understands the consultancy is offering £100 in exchange for employees' existing contractual confidentiality and other post-termination obligations.
毕马威尚未就2026年奖金与员工沟通，但我们了解到，任何处于通知期内（无论是已发出还是已收到通知）的人员均不符合发放资格。毕马威拒绝回答本刊关于100英镑支付或奖金情况的提问。
Some staff see it as a gag order.
相反，一位发言人重新发布了此前的声明：“随着市场的不断变化，我们正在调整业务重心与组织架构，以确保拥有合适的专业人才来为客户提供最优质的服务。为应对市场动态以及人员流失率持续偏低的情况，我们计划缩减部分面向客户的咨询团队规模，并将在整个过程中为相关员工提供必要支持。”此次裁员发生在毕马威英国公司半年前裁撤600个岗位之后，反映出四大会计师事务所与咨询巨头目前所面临的财务压力。
为应对人工智能带来的行业变革，普华永道英国公司也正在合并旗下的两家咨询业务部门。®
“The firm's original proposal remains unchanged,” one insider claimed, “offering marginally above statutory terms alongside a nominal £100 consideration for employees to waive their legal rights to appeal or bring claims. “The prevailing consensus among staff [is that] this approach is arrogant and disgraceful, particularly given the decision to dismiss personnel right before the holidays while withholding their earned annual bonuses,” the source added. Annual bonuses are discretionary, performance-based, and typically paid in January. KPMG has not communicated with staff on bonuses for 2026 but we understand anyone under notice (given or received) is not eligible for a payout. KPMG refused to answer questions The Reg asked about the £100 payment or the bonus situation. Instead, a spokesperson re-sent its earlier statement: “As our market evolves, we are adapting where we are focusing and how we are set up to make sure we have the right skills in place to best serve our clients. To respond to these market dynamics combined with low levels of attrition, we are proposing reductions in some of our advisory client-facing teams and will support our colleagues throughout this process.” The latest job cuts come six months after KPMG expunged 600 roles across the UK org chart, and is indicative of the financial pressures facing the big four accountancy and consultancy giants. PwC UK is merging two of its advisory businesses in response to the disruption caused by AI. ®