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Updated on: Sep 2020
Accenture wants “No late calls and fewer Friday meetings”
Coronavirus

Accenture wants “No late calls and fewer Friday meetings”

Accenture wants its employees less stressed, announces No late calls and fewer Friday meetings As the world in under lockdown and IT professionals are working from home, top IT services major Accenture feels that the employees are more stressed while being at home. According to a Bloomberg report, Accenture has asked people to end conference calls by around 5:30 […]

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Accenture gives bonuses & promotions to its staff
Coronavirus

Accenture gives bonuses & promotions to its staff

Accenture has paid bonuses and given promotions to a large section of its employees The time when several industries have deferred or suspended pay hikes and promotions, IT and professional services company Accenture has paid bonuses and given promotions to a large section of its employees. According to an ET report, the payouts have been made over the past few weeks to more than […]

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Accenture acquires Indian data analytics firm Byte Prophecy
Merger & Acquisition

Accenture acquires Indian data analytics firm Byte Prophecy

Accenture has acquired Byte Prophecy, an automated insights and big data analytics company based in Ahmedabad, India, to meet the growing demand for enterprise-scale AI and digital analytics solutions across the region. The acquisition will add nearly 50 data science and data engineering experts, with a particular focus on insight automation, to Accenture Applied Intelligence. The move […]

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Accenture-built platform connects firms with laid-off people
Coronavirus

Accenture-built platform connects firms with laid-off people

Accenture and Verizon launches People + Work, B2B platform to match laid-off workers with open positions As unemployment surpasses record highs due to COVID-19, a group of leading companies from multiple industries has formed People + Work Connect, an employer-to-employer initiative that brings together companies laying off or furloughing people with those companies in urgent […]

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Tapping into advanced technologies to improve women’s health
Blogosphere

Tapping into advanced technologies to improve women’s health

In 2018 the World Health Organization (WHO) commended India for its progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of a Maternal Mortality Ratio of less than 70 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030. This is a notable achievement for two reasons: health and reproductive choices are among the most crucial barometers of women’s empowerment […]

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