Haines Watts Reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(171 total reviews)

Matthew Bracher

56% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Haines Watts has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 171 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Haines Watts employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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171 reviews
2.0
5 Oct 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

No long hours culture Good location near to Holborn Tube Ex LA partners approachable.

Cons

No career path if your face doesn't fit, usually decided at manager level. Not rewarded on merits of client work, more if you are 'in' with the regional management team. Favouritism culture, its not what you know.. Biased HR Department - they report to the Managing partners and follow their agenda.

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Haines Watts Response
8y
Sorry to hear that you have not had a great experience with us. We would like to know more about this so that we can investigate further. Please contact us on national@hwca.com and we can arrange a call to talk this through.
1.0
8 Oct 2017

Would not recommend working at Haines Watts

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Have nothing positive to say.

Cons

Minimal training support provided for trainees, I was expected to fend for myself. Some senior staff and management can make your work life difficult and can be spiteful.

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Haines Watts Response
8y
Sorry to hear this, please provide some further information so we can investigate this further at national@hwca.com
1.0
14 Jan 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Ground staff are generally nice and friendly - we are all in the same boat and all know how bad it is, so the camaraderie is there.

Cons

- Toxic work place from the top down - If a client doesn't provide correct information/support for the audit the expectation is to just "get the audit done regardless" so the accounts can be signed ASAP, as profit is all that matters - Open affairs committed at after work events - Work place bullying - Unlawfully firing people for no good reason - Not performing timely background checks on people they hire - Total disregard for COVID regulations i.e. meetings taking place with zero social distancing and a desperate need to have people in the office (because they don't trust anyone) and if you do not come in, they find a reason to sack you - People take their masks off and stop social distancing as soon as they get into the office and there are no repercussions (other than catching covid) - People who were unwell with covid have felt like they have had to attend the office and then subsequently tested positive which has caused a lot of stress for vulnerable staff members - Making people they don't like "redundant" and then rehiring for that exact role (not legal) - Absolutely no chance of getting a promotion - Very little audit training for the graduate trainees is provided (other than going to college) which makes life more difficult for seniors/managers as the trainees need hand-holding on every job and cannot use their own judgement because they have not been provided with any standardised training - Ok salary, but no other benefits of significance, probably one of the most basic packages you could get

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Haines Watts Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We would like to investigate this further and would ask that you contact the National office to discuss national@hwca.com
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