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KPMG layoffs 2026
KPMG is reported to be cutting hundreds more jobs before Christmas, with the cuts to be executed within weeks as a whistleblower scandal weighs on its business.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald Business
- Who
- KPMG · Consulting · Australia
- What happened
- KPMG is reported to be cutting hundreds more jobs before Christmas, with the cuts to be executed within weeks as a whistleblower scandal weighs on its business.
- When
- 2026-11-01
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 104.6 (Hot), up 3.6 on the prior month; Oceania hiring signal is running easing (-2.1pts).
KPMG: 5 signals in the last 90 days — above the Consulting median of 2 across 28 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 6 tracked across 163 days.
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