- Accenture also confirmed a one-time bonus for all staff below the rank of managing director, which will be equivalent to one week’s base salary.
- Accenture made the announcement alongside its second-quarter performance, which showed sales of $12.1 billion.
- PwC, a consulting company, revealed a similar one-time incentive for all of its workers in India earlier this month.
Accenture, a multinational information technology (IT) consulting company, has reported a one-time bonus equal to one week’s base pay for all workers below the rank of managing director.
Accenture made the announcement alongside its second-quarter earnings, which showed sales of $12.1 billion, up 8% in US dollars. The company’s new bookings totaled $16 billion, up 13% from the same timeframe the previous year. Accenture now expects full-year sales growth of 6.5 percent to 8.5 percent in local currency, up from the company’s previous forecast of 6.5 percent to 8.5 percent, a jump from the company’s previous guidance of 4 percent to 6 percent.
“This incentive recognises all Accenture people’s outstanding efforts and commitment to its clients during this difficult year,” the organisation said in a statement today.
“With our impressive second-quarter financial results, we have returned to overall pre-pandemic growth ahead of expectations while continuing to gain market share at a faster rate than before the pandemic,” says the company. “We saw another quarter of solid, broad-based demand for our services across regional markets and industries, delivering record new bookings, excellent profitability, and free cash flow,” Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said in a statement.
PwC, a consulting company, revealed a similar one-time incentive for all of its workers in India earlier this month. The bonus at PwC will be equivalent to two weeks’ salary.
Employees also reaped the benefits of the transition to digital during the COVID-19 pandemic, with tech companies all over the world benefiting from increased sales.
