Big four firm PwC is set to shift 58 per cent of its Australia-based executive assistants to Manila, and lay off about 48 of these roles locally, in a move it says will facilitate sustainable performance and growth.<\/p>\n
The PwC Acceleration Centre in Manila will be the home to about 58 per cent of PwC Australia\u2019s executive assistants (EAs), up from 38 per cent, after a review of its 2019 offshoring and onshoring EA plan, with changes to roll out throughout June, the firm told Accounting Times.<\/p>\n
The firm confirmed that around 48 Australian EA roles will be impacted during this transition. \u201cFollowing a recent review of our EA model, the firm will transition an additional number of EA roles to our existing PwC Acceleration Centre in Manila,\u201d the firm said in a statement. <\/p>\n
The 2019 plan commenced around the time of the firm\u2019s establishment of its Acceleration Centre, which, as part of the PwC network, is 27 per cent owned by PwC Australia.<\/p>\n
According to its website, PwC has Acceleration Centres located in Buenos Aires, India, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Mexico. These centres are tech-enabled hubs to support client teams virtually, the website added.<\/p>\n
Currently, about 140 PwC Australia partners and managing directors are supported by these Manila-based EAs. <\/p>\n
In its statement, PwC Australia said: \u201cFor the firm to deliver sustainable performance and growth, PwC regularly reviews its operations.\u201d <\/p>\n
The firm added that Australian EAs impacted by these layoffs will be offered redeployment opportunities, providing career transition services, access to reskilling courses, and dedicated wellbeing support throughout this transition.<\/p>\n
It confirmed that PwC Australia will continue to have onshore roles.<\/p>\n
This news follows KPMG\u2019s announcement<\/a> that it would offshore 260 EA roles to the Philippines for growth and competitiveness, with 100 roles impacted in April and a further 100 projected to be impacted in May or June.<\/p>\n RELATED TERMSOffshoring<\/a><\/p>\n Offshoring is the practice of hiring labour from other nations to carry out a portion of corporate activities to benefit from tax savings, lower wages, or less regulation. This happens frequently in businesses like call centres and manufacturing.<\/p>\n ![\"Carlos](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carlos-tse-hr.jpg\")
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