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Workers accuse Accenture of making ‘mockery’ of severance talks

Employees at Dublin-based consultancy giant said management was treating month-long negotiations as a ‘tick box exercise’

Accenture ups opening offer in latest round of redundancies

After backlash in March, consultancy firm proposes 'significantly better’ initial deal for employees affected by new series of lay-offs

Tech workers ‘increasingly concerned about stability of sector’ after Accenture cuts

Trade unions complain to Simon Coveney about conduct of tech companies after layoffs across the sector in recent months

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Revealed: Exactly where the axe is falling inside Accenture’s Irish base

News of company’s nearly nine hundred redundancies in Ireland raises fears that wave of job cuts in sector will continue

Accenture accused of ‘aggressively targeting’ Irish operation in plan to cut 890 jobs

Consultancy firm will have shed 1,300 workers in Ireland this year after concluding current redundancy process

Wondering what redundancy deals Accenture will offer staff? Here’s what it paid earlier this year

The firm already laid off 404 workers in 2023. Internal documents show what those staff got – and offer an indication of what might be on the table this time

Accenture urged to achieve 890 layoffs through voluntary redundancy

Consultancy announced the major layoffs on Monday, which could see a 14 per cent reduction in its Irish headcount

890 layoffs at Accenture come as ‘significant blow’ to Irish staff, says Coveney

Minister of Employment says he was informed of the potential job losses on Monday

Accenture to cut almost 900 Irish jobs

Lay-offs will reduce firm’s headcount in Ireland by 14 per cent

Accenture: Private sector optimistic about export improvements

As inflationary pressures recede, firms' views about their profitability have strengthened

Union slams Accenture over ‘mean-spirited’ treatment of laid off Meta contractors

Many Accenture staff working as contractors at Meta lost out on their employer’s pension contributions during recent layoffs, while those who work for Meta directly were allowed to hold onto theirs

Accenture offers ‘financial aid’ to foreign staff in plan to cut 400 roles

Global consulting firm has also compromised on the lump sum payments it is offering to staff with less than two years’ experience following talks with employee representatives

Accenture staff warned not to leak to the media amid controversy over job cuts

The global consulting firm has made small improvements to the severance packages it is offering the 404 staff it is planning to lay off in Ireland

Ending of Meta contract to cost 113 Accenture Dublin staff their jobs

More than a quarter of the 404 jobs being cut by the outsourcing giant are the result of contract ending with Meta

Accenture confirms plan to cut 400 staff in Ireland

The multinational is laying off staff after lowering its annual revenue and profit forecasts

Facebook-owner Meta cuts more than 70 jobs in Ireland as AI improvements reduce need for humans

The social media giant said that the change would have no impact on its ability to review content

Distinction between digital and real lives ever more blurred, study finds

Droga5 research shows people increasingly don’t see a difference between online friends and those they meet in person

Improving the customer experience

With both businesses and customers relying ever more on apps, customer experience is now primarily a digital experience. Is the code being developed today delivering

Tech skills gap needs a holistic approach, says Accenture Ireland boss

Alastair Blair said that lifelong learning needs to be prioritised, along with interdisciplinary skills and investing in training