Accenture is a global professional services company based in Dublin, Ireland that specializes in information technology (IT) and consulting services. The business is grouped in the following ways:

• Accenture Strategy and Consulting: Provides business, technology, and operations strategy services
• Accenture Song: Provides digital marketing, analytics and mobility services
• Accenture Technology: Focuses on technology software, implementation, delivery and research & development
• Accenture Operations: Handles business process outsourcing, IT services, cloud services and managed operations

Founded in 1989 as Andersen Consulting, Accenture adopted its current name on January 1, 2001. The company employs 738,000 people in over 120 countries. Accenture’s Canadian presence features 6,700 employees working out of 16 offices, including its headquarters in downtown Toronto.

Recent layoffs at Accenture

March 2023

• Accenture is planning on letting go 19,000 jobs worldwide over the next 18 months, affecting 2.5% of its workforce and costing $1.2 billion in severance payments.

Severance for Accenture employees

In Canada, employees at Accenture can get up to 24 months of severance pay when they are fired or laid off from their job. This includes individuals working full-time, part-time, and hourly in Ontario, Alberta, or B.C.

Severance is the compensation non-unionized workers in Canada receive from their employer when they are fired without cause.

Even if you are fired for cause,...

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