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Re:Why Taxpayers Pay McKinsey $3M a Year for a Recent Colleg... by bsder on Thursday December 05, 2019 @02:24PM (#21715494)
> Its easier to justify restructuring because mbb said so than because the company says so for some reason

Is it a legal thing? European regulation tends to be quite aggressive when people get laid off, so I imagine that an external assessment helps give some cover for that.

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Re:Why Taxpayers Pay McKinsey $3M a Year for a Recent Colleg... by jerven on Thursday December 05, 2019 @02:32PM (#21715587)
No it's a people thing. People want a scape goat and McKinsey delivers those by the billable hour. Especially in near government institutions.

Firing is somewhat more expensive, but if you want to close a location it is just an X million more not anything really complicated. Bigger chance the employees will be organized and fight in court, but in reality if management wants you out you will be.

The consultants are for the people who stay. You fire some group A, then you fire your consultations then group remain feels "Safe" again, when the bad consultants are gone.

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Re:Why Taxpayers Pay McKinsey $3M a Year for a Recent Colleg... by user5994461 on Thursday December 05, 2019 @03:02PM (#21715898)
It's both. In France for example, there isn't a sane and legal way to unilaterally lay off a permanent worker.

However there are provisions that allow a company to lay off whole percentages of its workforce if the company is planning to face financial difficulties or similar. This has to be justified somehow so better get external reports to cover your ass.

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