EY fires workers for taking 2 online training courses at same time

Ernst & Young has fired a group of U.S.-based labor for taking portion successful 2 online training sessions astatine nan aforesaid time, saying it took disciplinary action against workers recovered to person surgery nan consultancy's ethical rules. 

The British multinational accounting patient axed definite U.S. workers aft determining they had taken much than 1 online people simultanously during its "EY Ignite Learning Week" successful May, according to a report published by nan Financial Times. 

Some of nan terminated workers told nan newspaper nan reward was overly harsh arsenic they did not recognize they were breaking institution policies by signing up for respective classes astatine once. Others defended their behaviour arsenic successful statement pinch nan company's "culture of multitasking," noting that immoderate activity pinch 3 monitors. 

Still, their arguments did not sway nan higher-ups. 

"At EY, our halfway values of integrity and morals are astatine nan forefront of everything we do. Appropriate disciplinary action will beryllium taken connected immoderate usurpation of our Code of Conduct and/or US Learning Policy," a spokesperson stated. "EY US has terminated individuals who, aft thorough investigation, were recovered to person violated our Global Code of Conduct and US Learning Policy." 

The firings travel unit getting shown nan doorway past week astatine Meta, which according to aggregate reports let some workers successful Las Angeles spell for utilizing nutrient vouchers to alternatively acquisition products specified arsenic acne pads and vino glasses. 

"We are not commenting connected nan terminations astir repast credits," a spokesperson for Meta told CBS MoneyWatch.