Who is deciding compensation/hiring/terminations? Are there separate leaders in each nation independent of the others?
Deloitte is a global network of partnerships, which has a corporate structure with liability rules that are different from a regular corporation.
You can read more about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deloitte#Legal_structure
Yes, there are. Each is run independently.
This is fairly typical for accountancy and law firms.
More explanation here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_services_networks
WTF - I am being downvoted for explaining this above? Pure facts!
Deloitte employees, former as well as current, are not allowed to share details about hiring process, management structure or compensation schemes. Enjoy.
*cringes in multiple ways*