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PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world's top professional services firm with 766

offices in 150 countries.p

£he firm has industry-focused services in the fields of audit, tax, human
resources, transactions, performance improvement and crisis management to
help address client and stakeholder issues. PricewaterhouseCoopers has
clients among 422 of the top Global 500 companies.p

Employment has increased at the company by nearly 8,000 in 2009. £he

company reports 8,552 partners, 123,548 client service staff and 31,445
practice support staff. £here are 39,142 employees in North American and
Caribbean.p

Women make up 49% of client and support staff but just 15% of all partners.p

PricewaterhouseCoopers reported a turnover rate in 2009 of 11% among

client service staff, 11% in practice support staff and 5% among partners.p

PricewaterhouseCoopers global firms had fiscal 2009 revenues of $26.2

billion, down 7% from the previous year. Western Europe generated $11.1
billion in revenues and North America and the Caribbean made up $9.0 billion
in revenues for 2009. Asia generated $2.6 billion.p

Assurance services earned the bulk of revenues of $13.1 billion in 2009 with
advisory at $6.1 billion and tax at $6.9 billion.p

£he firm was named by Fortune magazine as one of the Best Companies to
Work For in America for 2010.p

£he company reportedly cut 500 information technology jobs this year in
£ampa, FL and will outsource these positions to India.p

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PricewaterhouseCoopers was created by the merger of two firms - Price
Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand - each with historical roots going back
some 150 years. Set out below are some key milestones in the history of both
firms.p

á
 Samuel Lowell Price sets up in business in London.p

á
 William Cooper establishes his own practice in London, which seven
years later becomes Cooper Brothers.p

á
 Price, Holyland and Waterhouse join forces in partnership 1874 Name
changes to Price, Waterhouse & Co.p

á
 Robert H. Montgomery, William M. Lybrand, Adam A. Ross Jr. and his
brother £. Edward Ross form Lybrand, Ross Brothers and Montgomery.p

á
 Cooper Brothers & Co (UK), McDonald, Currie and Co (Canada) and
Lybrand, Ross Bros & Montgomery (US) merge to form Coopers & Lybrand.p

á
 Price Waterhouse World Firm formed.p

á
 Coopers & Lybrand merges with Deloitte Haskins & Sells in a number
of countries around the world.p

á
 Worldwide merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand to

create PricewaterhouseCoopers.p

-   - PwC Consulting, the management consulting division, was sold to

IBM for over $3.5 billion.p

 
 
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Holidays - 10 paid holidays each year

Vacation £ime - Non-management workers get 15 days per year, 22 days
after 2 years; Managers get 22 days per year
Health Care Coverage - Medical, dental, prescription coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts - Up to $5,000 per year tax-free
Family and Personal Sick Days - Paid sick leave for 5 days or less then short-
term disability kicks in
Adoption Assistance Program - Up to $5,000 in adoption expenses
New Mom's Lactation Program
Leaves of Absence - Up to six months available
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Emergency Backup Care Reimbursement Program
Emergency Backup Childcare Centers
International SOS Programp

Life and Accident Insurance

Personal Liability Umbrella Insurance
Wells Fargo Mortgage Program
MetLife Auto and Home Insurance Program
Disability Income Coverage
Wells Fargo ConSern Education Program
Long-£erm Care (L£C) Insurance
MetLaw Legal Planp

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- Automatic enrollment on the first of the month coincident with or following
your date of hire
- Credits made by the firm to your plan account equal 5% (Managing Director
level staff: 8%) of your eligible compensation each pay period (IRS limits
eligible compensation to $205,000)
- Direct the investment of your account among the available investment
options
- 100% vested after five years of service
- Withdraw your vested balance if you leave the firmp

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- If you are at least 21 years old, you can participate in the 401(k) Savings
Plan on the first of September coincident with or following your employment
date.
- Save from 1% to 100% of your eligible compensation on a pre-tax and/or
post-tax basis (IRS limits annual pre-tax contributions to $12,000 and limits
eligible compensation to $205,000)
- Receive firm matching contribution equal to 25% of the first 6% of your
eligible compensation
- Invest your savings in a variety of investment options
- Vest in firm matching contributions - 20% after two years of eligible service,
40% after three years of eligible service, 60% after four years of eligiblep