Appendix C – Our workforce metrics
People – Dignity and equality
| Female | Male | Non-binary | Not Declared | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workforce | 59.2% | 40.4% | 0.1% | 0.3%/td> | 100.0% |
| Client Facing | 52.4% | 47.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Partner | 29.2% | 69.9% | 0.9% | 100.0% | |
| Director | 43.3% | 56.7% | 100.0% | ||
| Senior manager | 53.8% | 45.8% | 0.4% | 100.0% | |
| Manager | 53.2% | 46.1% | 0.7% | 100.0% | |
| Non-management staff | 57.2% | 42.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| Non-Client Facing | 79.7% | 19.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Partner | 43.8% | 56.3% | 100.0% | ||
| Director | 66.7% | 30.3% | 3.0% | 100.0% | |
| Senior manager | 67.3% | 31.7% | 1.0% | 100.0% | |
| Manager | 76.9% | 23.1% | 100.0% | ||
| Non-management staff | 66.2% | 33.6% | 0.2% | 100.0% | |
| Administration | 95.9% | 3.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 100.0% |
| Board | 30.0% | 70.0% | 100.0% | ||
| ELT | 50.0% | 50.0% | 100.0% | ||
| SLT | 27.3% | 69.7% | 3.0% | 100.0% |
| Under 30 years | 30 to 50 years | Over 50 years | Not Declared | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workforce | 28.3% | 51.6% | 20.1% | 100.0% | |
| Client Facing | 32.7% | 49.4% | 17.8% | 100.0% | |
| Partner | 56.6% | 43.4% | 100.0% | ||
| Director | 40.0% | 60.0% | 100.0% | ||
| Senior manager | 2.2% | 77.0% | 20.7% | 100.0% | |
| Manager | 20.8% | 65.6% | 13.5% | 100.0% | |
| Non-management staff | 51.9% | 37.1% | 11.0% | 100.0% | |
| Non-Client Facing | 14.9% | 58.0% | 27.1% | 100.0% | |
| Partner | 56.3% | 43.8% | 100.0% | ||
| Director | 63.6% | 36.4% | 100.0% | ||
| Senior manager | 75.0% | 25.0% | 100.0% | ||
| Manager | 2.9% | 69.9% | 27.2% | 100.0% | |
| Non-management staff | 20.4% | 58.5% | 21.1% | 100.0% | |
| Administration | 19.1% | 49.7% | 31.2% | 100.0% | |
| Board | 50.0% | 40.0% | 10.0% | 100.0% | |
| ELT | 50.0% | 50.0% | 100.0% | ||
| SLT | 54.5% | 45.5% | 100.0% |
| Indigenous | Not racialized | Not responded | Prefer not to say | Racialized | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workforce | 1.2% | 49.5% | 2.5% | 5.2% | 41.6% | 100.0% |
| Client Facing | 0.9% | 48.2% | 2.7% | 5.2% | 43.0% | 100.0% |
| Partner | 1.3% | 63.9% | 6.7% | 8.7% | 19.4% | 100.0% |
| Director | 1.1% | 66.7% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 23.3% | 100.0% |
| Senior manager | 1.3% | 55.0% | 3.6% | 7.1% | 33.1% | 100.0% |
| Manager | 49.7% | 2.4% | 6.6% | 41.3% | 100.0% | |
| Non-management staff | 0.9% | 42.0% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 51.9% | 100.0% |
| Non-Client Facing | 1.9% | 53.4% | 2.0% | 5.2% | 37.4% | 100.0% |
| Partner | 81.3% | 18.8% | 100.0% | |||
| Director | 63.6% | 3.0% | 12.1% | 21.2% | 100.0% | |
| Senior manager | 1.9% | 57.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 34.6% | 100.0% |
| Manager | 2.3% | 64.2% | 0.6% | 5.8% | 27.2% | 100.0% |
| Non-management staff | 1.7% | 37.8% | 1.7% | 7.5% | 51.2% | 100.0% |
| Administration | 2.2% | 59.8% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 32.1% | 100.0% |
| Board | 10.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 10.0% | 100.0% | |
| ELT | 75.0% | 25.0% | 100.0% | |||
| SLT | 66.7% | 15.2% | 6.1% | 12.1% | 100.0% |
*Workforce includes the full set of individuals who contribute to BDO encompassing all type of employment relationships (full-time, part-time, fixed-term contracts and co-ops), however, it excludes contingent workers.
**Client-facing roles are described as those with more than 40% billable time.
***Non-management roles include seniors, specialists, intermediates, juniors, and co-ops.
****Non-client-facing roles are described as those with less than 40% billable time. Non-client-facing staff include our firm-wide services teams.
Prosperity – Employment and wealth generation
Employment data for 2025 is outlined below.
| Women | Men | Non-binary | Under 30 | 30 to 50 | Over 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hires | 55.3% | 44.3% | 0.2% | 64.4% | 30.0% | 5.6% |
| Client Facing | 48.7% | 50.8% | 0.2% | 69.4% | 26.3% | 4.2% |
| Non-Client Facing | 80.4% | 19.6% | 45.2% | 44.0% | 10.8% |
*Hires refers to the number of hires under each diversity category, relative to the total number of hires.
| Women | Men | Non-binary | Under 30 | 30 to 50 | Over 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 8.8% | 6.4% | 0.02% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 2.1% |
| Client Facing | 6.9% | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.2% | 1.5% | |
| Non-Client Facing | 1.9% | 0.4% | 0.02% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.6% |
**Turnover refers to the number of voluntary departures relative to the employee count, categorized by diversity categories. This does not include contingent workers, contractors (fixed term) or co-ops.
| Women | Men | Non-binary | Under 30 | 30 to 50 | Over 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotions | 56.6% | 42.8% | 0.2% | 53.7% | 41.8% | 4.5% |
| Client Facing | 52.1% | 47.6% | 59.1% | 38.4% | 2.5% | |
| Non-Client Facing | 82.3% | 15.3% | 1.6% | 23.4% | 61.3% | 15.3% |
***Promotions refers to the number of new promotions under each diversity category, relative to the total number of promotions.