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Professional Services 70 - Activities of head offices and management consultancy 70.2 - Business and other management consultancy activities 70.2 - Business and other management consultancy activities
124 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
15 April 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010
Description
Accenture Finance, an Accenture division that provides for back-office services for companies, is to cut 124 jobs in Italy by the end of 2010. According to the company, the job cuts are needed in order to increasing the company's competitiveness in Italy. The Accenture Finance division has around 500 employees in Italy. The trade unions reacted to the company's decision announcing several protest actions.
Sources
15 April 2010: Il Diario del lavoro
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Accenture Finance, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 70461, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70461.