{
  "id": 1402520,
  "title": "Accenture CEO Julie Sweet makes a 'vacation request' to employees for this month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/accenture-ceo-julie-sweet-makes-a-vacation-request-to-employees-for",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T01:52:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/accenture-ceo-julie-sweet-makes-a-vacation-request-to-employees-for-this-august/articleshow/133284654.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Accenture CEO Julie Sweet is urging employees to consider their vacation plans carefully before August, as the company pushes for a strong finish to the financial year. In a rare one-time policy shift, Accenture will permit staff to carry unused vacation days into the new fiscal year instead of requiring usage before the August deadline. This move is accompanied by Sweet's appeal to employees to focus on generating more revenue and winning new business in the final weeks of the quarter, following weaker-than-expected results. The company's new policy aims to maintain a larger workforce during August's sales push while offering employees more flexibility.",
  "summary": "Accenture's CEO, Julie Sweet, has requested that employees delay their vacation in August. This temporary policy adjustment is designed to bolster staff presence as the company approaches the end of its financial year. Following disappointing quarterly results and a forecasted drop in revenue, Accenture is permitting employees to carry over unused vacation days into the next fiscal year to help…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}