Accenture is to chop 19,000 jobs worldwide – together with within the UK – after decreasing its annual income and revenue forecasts.
The US-owned consultancy stated the determine represented about 2.5% of its 738,000-strong workforce.
Accenture confirmed workers within the UK could be affected, however didn’t present additional particulars.
But it stated greater than half of the losses globally will come from its human sources, IT, finance and advertising and marketing departments over the subsequent 18 months.
The firm employs round 11,000 staff nationwide, together with in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Leeds.
The agency beforehand introduced it was chopping between 700 and 900 jobs within the UK again in 2020, because it blamed “additional strain” on the enterprise brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Accenture’s announcement got here because it additionally lowered its annual forecasts, with it now predicting income progress to be between 8% and 10%, in contrast with its earlier projection of an 8% to 11% enhance.
The agency additional expects to cough up $1.2bn (£0.97bn) in severance prices.
But it hopes to avoid wasting round $1.5bn (£1.2bn) by closing places of work globally.
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It is the most recent in a string of job losses within the company and tech sectors following a fall in demand amid excessive inflation and rising rates of interest, with Amazon, Facebook proprietor Meta, and Just Eat amongst these not too long ago saying cuts.
An Accenture spokesperson stated: “While we continue to hire, especially to support our strategic growth priorities, during the second quarter of fiscal 2023, we initiated actions to streamline our operations and transform our non-billable corporate functions to reduce costs.
“Over the subsequent 18 months, these actions are anticipated to consequence within the departure of roughly 19,000 folks (or 2.5% of our present workforce).”
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