Securing the workforce of the future
As a large employer, we’ve a responsibility to provide a workplace that promotes wellbeing and personal development, that's truly inclusive and diverse and offers equal opportunities. We actively seek to help our people manage the often-competing demands of their professional and personal lives, find balance and continue to develop new skills to secure their relevance in today’s very digital world.
Work@PwC reimagined
While we offer a hybrid, flexible way of working, we also put a premium on human connection as we believe is fosters greater engagement and connection, improves client centricity, and supports our on-the-job learning approach. People are able to organise their work in a flexible way, within legal limits, but are strongly encouraged to come to a PwC office or work at a client site a few days a week. In line with legal requirements, we support people’s right to disconnect and have included this right in our employment policy. We also offer a wide range of activities specifically designed to support people’s physical and mental wellbeing.
Listening to our people
Our People’s Council bolsters our strong focus on feedback from our people. We believe that our future should be shaped by the voices of those who drive our success – our people - and we’re committed to fostering a culture of more “we” than “me”, where their feedback, ideas and concerns are integral to shaping our strategy. The People’s Council comprises two groups: the NextGen Strategic Forum, that addresses specific problem statements provided by our Extended Leadership Team (ELT), and People Connectors, that act as a sounding board and serve as the voice of our people on topics affecting the firm, actively seeking input from colleagues, providing feedback on projects and upcoming implementations and acting as a critical link between teams and leadership.
PwC Professional framework
Our PwC Professional framework outlines the behaviours that underpin how we deliver on our purpose and strategy, and live our values in every interaction, every day. It comprises two dimensions: Trusted Leadership and Distinctive Outcomes. And six key behaviours: Inspire, Empower, Evolve, Champion, Build, and Deliver.
A skills-first-based approach to L&D
We’re evolving our learning and development (L&D) approach from a compliance-based perspective more towards looking at the core skills we require to make sure we continue to be able to meet the expectations of clients, our people, and society. This refocus impacts our talent development programme and underscores our commitment to truly developing people to make sure their skills and competencies remain relevant in a rapidly changing world. Centring on intentional learning, we’re considering which skills each individual needs in their current role and what they’ll need to acquire to progress.
Skills offerings
With PwC, people drive their own learning and development. Each individual within PwC follows their own development path with training comprising both soft and technical skills, in a classroom as well as via a blended learning approach. And including on-the-job training.
A sustainable approach to training
In line with our worldwide commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions with near-term science-based 2030 goals, we continually evaluate our training and development offerings with regards to how and where they take place. We select locations for training events carefully to help minimise our carbon footprint.
Access to advanced technologies
We actively encourage our people to reimagine the possible, amongst others by providing access to advanced technologies, providing training on those technologies and stimulating innovation – always with a human touch.
A broad range of viewpoints
We firmly believe that valuable, future-proof decisions are the result of the contribution of many viewpoints and fresh ideas. That’s why we seek to make sure that our workforce is truly diverse in all ways: culture and beliefs, age, national origin, religion, gender identity, disabilities and sexual orientation.
Read all about our efforts to secure a sustainable business in our FY25 Annual Report.
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