Bishop Fleming Reviews

Colleagues have been made redundant with a shocking lack of professionalism or empathy. The behaviour from partners and leadership has been a rude awakening - the firm doesn’t care anymore about its people. Communication has been nonexistent. Staff are left to discover colleagues have gone only after the fact, while we're being told not to ask any questions and to carry on as 'normal' Meanwhile, workloads increase due to budget cuts and constant scrutiny from leadership, with no additional support for those left picking up the slack. MP and leadership seem incapable of admitting their mistakes, so the rest of the firm ends up paying the price instead. Redundancies are dismissed as ‘just change,’ which feels utterly tone-deaf in this climate. Given the uncertainty and stress being created across the business, the firm’s refusal to acknowledge the obvious systemic issues being faced is completely eroding trust in leadership.

The leadership of the organisation is woefully lacking and they do not have their core values right. For example, when a trainee finishes their three year ACA qualification they have to repay their fees if they leave within 2 years. This is an incredibly long period and whatsmore, the firm are very keen on taking legal action and have done so to a number of trainees. What sort of employer thanks someone for three good years of service by giving them a £15,000 bill? Personally, I would feel inhuman to do that to a 24 year old and I think it is borderline intimidation. Other cons: - Lack of quality guidance and supervision from managers. - A very rigid heirarchy. - A lack of care/interest from many of the partners.