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If You Can't Use AI Then It's Bye Bye, Accenture Tells Staff
Accenture is cutting 12,000 jobs this year due to skills mismatch and investing heavily in retraining over 500,000 employees for generative AI roles amid a $865 million restructuring.
- Accenture announced a six-month $865 million restructuring plan in 2025 that includes exiting employees who cannot reskill for AI roles.
- The restructuring and layoffs respond to growing client demand for AI skills amid softer spending and tighter US government contracts.
- Accenture reskilled 550,000 employees on generative AI fundamentals and now employs 77,000 AI and data professionals worldwide.
- CEO Julie Sweet stated, "Our number-one strategy is upskilling," and employees unable to develop needed skills are exited on a compressed timeline.
- Despite workforce reductions, Accenture reported revenue growth to $69.7 billion and plans to reinvest over $1 billion savings to support future growth.
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The global firm, on the other hand, is committed to massive training in artificial intelligence and the incorporation of specialized talent, while adjusting its workforce to respond to the growing demand for advanced digital services
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Accenture cuts over 11,000 jobs in 3 months; warns staff to face lay-off or retrain for AI
Accenture on Thursday detailed an $865mn restructuring programme alongside an outlook reflecting weak corporate demand for consulting projects and reduced US federal spending.
·Uttar Pradesh, India
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Will you lose your job if you don't learn to use AI? Accenture says will ‘exit’ staff unable to reskill
By the end of August, Accenture had hired only 779,000 people, down from 791,000 three months earlier. The company is also conducting layoff drives currently that will continue till the end of November
·Mumbai, India
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