The Impact of Workforce Environment on Audit Fees, Audit Report Lags, and Audit Quality

An unsuitable work environment for the workforce can be a sign of a high level of risk of internal controls and the client's financial statements. Therefore, it is considered by auditors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the Workforce environment on audit fees, auditor report Lags, and audit quality. To test the research hypotheses, 107 companies in the period 2013-2019, equivalent to 749 years-company, were selected and analyzed using multiple regression models. The findings show that audit fees and audit report lags are lower for companies that have provided a favorable working environment for employees. This suggests that auditors consider such clients to be less risky. As a result, they put less effort into the audit process. Also, the findings of this study show a negative and significant relationship between the Workforce environment index and audit quality. Also, the findings of this study show a negative and significant relationship between the Workforce environment index and audit quality.