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Accenture to lay-off 25,000 low performers

HR Digest

“The crisis brought additional strain on the businesses because of lower demand and reduced national attrition. ” Accenture has cut down travel budgets, cut back contractors were required, and was limiting new recruiting, the report stated. Also, we have identified structural costs that needed to be addressed immediately.”

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Ten Clues It's Time to Replace Your Head of HR

Harvard Business Review

Perhaps it's easier to start by discussing the pathologies of a dysfunctional Chief of Human Resources Officer (CHRO). If your CHRO travels only to accompany you, or keeps in touch with staff primarily through email or one-way communication such as videocasts, you've got a problem. How do you know you have the right person?

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