The company has already laid off hundreds of other workers in two other rounds of layoffs – in May and June this year. The June layoffs affected 218 employees who were working at a facility near The Domain, while the layoffs in May affected more than 500 employees at the same facility., Accenture employs several thousand workers in Austin.
An Accenture spokesperson released a statement, saying, “From time to time, we adjust our workforce on ongoing projects to meet the needs of our clients. We are fully committed to supporting our people through this transition.”'We're in the new world' | Accenture laying off over 200 Austin-based employees to focus on A.I.Accenture plans to use AI as a way to help clients across all industries.
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