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Accenture Layoffs 2020: 25,000 Job Cuts Possible, Report Suggests

Accenture layoffs will impact roughly 25,000 employees or at least 5 percent of the IT consulting giant's workforce, according to The Australian Financial Review.The global Accenture job cut report surfaces roughly a month after regional layoff reports surfaced. For instance, 700 to 900 employees in the United Kingdom are being cut, according to a July 2020 report from The Guardian. The global IT consulting firm will make the UK cuts from July through September 2020. Roughly 6 percent to 8 percent of Accenture's UK staff -- across all levels and all parts of the business -- will be impacted, that report said.In a note to staff, seen by the Guardian in July, Accenture said: The layoffs reinforce a recent job cut trend across the IT consulting and IT services sector. Amid the coronavirus pandemic and associated economic fallout, businesses such as Cognizant, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC have confirmed layoffs.Related: Technology Industry Layoffs - Complete Job Cut List
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