US EditionAccenture Axes 22K Jobs in 2025 AI Purge: £652M Savings Amid BPO Backlash
Accenture plans to save over $1 billion by cutting 11,000 jobs worldwide, focusing on AI reskilling and hiring specialized AI roles to drive future growth.
- On September 29, 2025, Accenture announced plans to lay off 11,000 employees worldwide under Project Horizon, with initial notifications starting October 1, 2025.
- Accenture said the move responds to cutting employees the company says cannot be retrained in AI skills and aims to save $1.2B by fiscal 2026 for AI and generative AI investments.
- Severance and related expenses reached $615 million last quarter with $250 million projected, while Accenture trained over 550,000 employees in generative AI and headcount fell from 791,000 to 779,000.
- The company plans to add 8,000 positions while netting a 3,000 headcount reduction, but Accenture Employees United called the cuts `inhumane` and Germany's ver.di threatened strikes as shares rose +3.2% after-hours.
- Regulatory watchers note McKinsey's 2025 report predicts 30% of consulting jobs risk by 2030, Bain & Company forecasts a $1 trillion market rebound by 2027, and the EU AI Act may increase disclosure demands.
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Accenture has confirmed the massive abolition of jobs as part of its global restructuring plan. The consultancy company, which claims nearly 779,000 employees after the cuts, says it is targeting employees who have been overtaken by the AI. These layoffs are part of a broader dynamic where automation technologies are re-designing the job market. The rise in the power of the AI at Accenture In three months, Accenture has cut more than 11,000 jobs…
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Accenture has laid off 11,000 employees in the past three months. Photo Pixabay IT giant Accenture has announced that it has removed 11,000 employees in the last three months, and more layoffs could be expected in the upcoming months as part of its AI restructuring. Between May and August this year, the company’s headcount fell from around 791,000 to 779,000, reported Tech.co. The current round of layoffs is expected to continue till November. T…
Accenture has embarked on an extensive reorganization plan to make a clear place for the artificial intelligence professions. Behind the 11,000 job deletions announced in recent months, a message is required: compatibility with the AI becomes an explicit condition of employability. This industrial turnaround far exceeds the sector of the council, and could redefine the criteria [...] The post Accenture dismisses its non-requalifiable employees f…
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