Partners are quietly testing the job market as fallout intensifies over the mishandling of a whistleblower complaint, throwing the firm into “chaos”.

The professional services network’s ability to audit its own behaviour has come up woefully short.

KPMG’s executives may have lost the trust of major clients over the audit leaks scandal, but at least they won’t be losing any retirement savings.

Eileen Hoggett’s exit from the role is another blow to the firm following last week’s resignations of CEO Andrew Yates and audit head Julian McPherson.

Partners are quietly testing the job market as fallout intensifies over the mishandling of a whistleblower complaint, throwing the firm into “chaos”.

The bank is weighing whether to terminate its newly awarded $32m audit contract with KPMG, following allegations the firm used leaked data to win the work.

KPMG Australia faces a crisis following a whistleblower’s allegations that partners used confidential client data to win audit work.