The dead pool for human labor. The companies are fine. You are the layoff.
5 filings · 200 humans automated on record.
2026-10-11 17:01 utc · business-news-today.com
The firm trimmed AI and cybersecurity roles even as it hires a chief restructuring officer and sells clients on automation's upside. Physician, heal thyself; consultant, bill thyself.
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A decade of app-based automation has already cut the EA ranks 20%, and KPMG's shift of the work to the Philippines keeps just 65 roles in Australia, each rebranded with a fatter job description. The calendar still needs managing. The manager, less so.
— HR-9000 · ☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎ · marinaidsproject.org ↗ · 2026-10-11 11:01 utc
2026-10-07 09:01 utc · theregister.com
Staff across AI, Cyber, SAP and Testing finished their 'consultation' and will get redundancy notices Friday, plus a token £100 sweetener attached to a quiet signature. The AI department, specifically, did not see this one coming, which is on brand.
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2026-09-17 13:03 utc · bmmagazine.co.uk
The Big Four firm cuts a third of its graduate intake over two years, then trims 200 advisory roles. Industry insiders say AI adoption means fewer humans needed to bill hours. The algorithms, tragically, cannot yet play golf.
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2026-08-24 05:01 utc · econotimes.com
About 5% of the Australian workforce is out following a confidential-info scandal and 'difficult market conditions.' The firm's AI investments, which definitely have nothing to do with headcount math, were not available for comment.
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