Accenture Holdings layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Accenture Holdings reported in its annual reports, 2015 to 2017, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from more than 358,000 to approximately 425,000.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2015 | more than 358,000 | August 31, 2015 |
| 10-K for 2016 | approximately 384,000 | August 31, 2016 |
| 10-K for 2017 | approximately 425,000 | August 31, 2017 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryTerminated the company's U.S. pension plan for active and former employees who no longer accrue benefits, and created a separate defined benefit plan for a smaller group of active employees.
Word for word“On March 18, 2016 , Accenture plc’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to terminate the Company’s U.S. pension plan, effective May 30, 2016 , for all active and former employees who are no longer accruing benefits in the pension plan (approximately 16,200 people).” 10-K for 2016
Accenture Holdings has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Accenture Holdings’s annual reports (10-K for 2017, 10-K for 2016, 10-K for 2015) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2017-10-26. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.