According to reports, KPMG will lay off about 200 employees in the UK consulting business, including artificial intelligence-related jobs. This is another round of staff reduction after many rounds of layoffs at this big four accounting firm. People familiar with the matter revealed that the jobs to be cut this time are concentrated in the data and technology department, accounting for about 4% of KPMG's total consulting business manpower in the UK, involving various teams such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The laid-off employee is expected to leave the job in October after completing the current consultation process. According to people familiar with the matter, it was internally conveyed to employees that the company needed to carry out “scale optimization” for affected business segments. Just six months before this layoff, KPMG's UK already faced the risk of abolition of nearly 600 jobs, including more than 400 in the audit department and about 120 in the consulting department. At the time, the natural attrition rate of employees was low, compounded by weak market demand, which forced the company to reduce its workforce size.

According to reports, KPMG will lay off about 200 employees in the UK consulting business, including artificial intelligence-related jobs. This is another round of staff reduction after many rounds of layoffs at this big four accounting firm. People familiar with the matter revealed that the jobs to be cut this time are concentrated in the data and technology department, accounting for about 4% of KPMG's total consulting business manpower in the UK, involving various teams such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The laid-off employee is expected to leave the job in October after completing the current consultation process. According to people familiar with the matter, it was internally conveyed to employees that the company needed to carry out “scale optimization” for affected business segments. Just six months before this layoff, KPMG's UK already faced the risk of abolition of nearly 600 jobs, including more than 400 in the audit department and about 120 in the consulting department. At the time, the natural attrition rate of employees was low, compounded by weak market demand, which forced the company to reduce its workforce size.