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As an employee at Accenture, you’ll have access to a number of programs that help you build a rewarding career while never sacrificing your most personal priorities.

Accenture offers a flexible approach—giving options for how, and where, you do your work. We offer programs and tools to help individuals and teams understand how encouraging flexibility and a balance between work and personal life enhances, rather than impedes, productivity. Learn more about the flexible work arrangements we offer at Accenture.

Take Care of Others

Cheryl, senior executive—Chicago, uses many of the work/life benefits to help take care of her daughters
Cheryl, senior executive—Chicago, has used many of the work/life benefits to help care for her daughters, including the adoption assistance program

Taking care of the important people in your life can be challenging. Check out the resources and programs to help you manage the care of babies to college-ready kids to aging relatives.

Limited Concierge Service: get help if you need help locating a personal trainer, finding a service to mow your lawn, identifying a tutor for your child, hiring a pet sitter, or purchasing a new vehicle.

LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program: get confidential support for challenging issues such as parenting, end of life issues, caregiver and community support.

Backup Dependent Care: locate care givers for your children, spouse or relative when regular arrangements won't work, with rates subsidized by Accenture.

Eldercare Resource Program: meet with a trained professional who can assess conditions and provide guidance, support and coordination.

Nursing Mother's Program: new moms can get educational resources about nursing, as well as a $50 breast pump subsidy.

New Parents Toolkit: Expecting or adopting a child? We have a toolkit for information on applicable policies, guidelines and work/life resources.

Adoption Assistance: Adopting a child? Accenture employees receive up to $5,000 per child per family to help pay medical costs, agency and legal fees and other adoption related expenses.

Your College Connection: leverage resources to navigate the college preparation process, including saving for college, applying for financial aid and completing applications

Take Time for Me

Sometimes taking care of yourself falls to last on your list. Refresh yourself and learn about the resources and programs to help you take care of you.

Paid Time Off (PTO): we offer a competitive PTO program to give you time away for your personal priorities. PTO encompasses traditional vacation time along with paid personal time off and sick leave, providing flexibility for how, when and for what purpose time off is taken. The number of PTO days is based on career level and workforce, but ranges from 14 to 27 days per year.

Holidays: Accenture also provides nine paid holidays, including eight standard holidays and a 'floating holiday' for employees to use at their discretion.

Hours That Help: We also offer a unique Hours That Help program that provides support to US employees who need to take time away from work to deal with family medical emergencies or related crisis situations. Accenture employees are able to donate PTO hours to help a colleague in a time of need.

Future Leave: Understanding that some of our employees may need to take time off to spend time on their personal priorities, we introduced Future Leave. Unlike PTO, the time off is unpaid, but it has advantages over a traditional leave of absence. Future Leave allows employees to take up to three months away from work with continued healthcare and insurance benefits and the assurance that they can return to work after their leave.

Flexible Transitions: To help make the transition easier for employees who take leaves of absence, we offer Flexible Transitions which offers employees the opportunity to stay connected to Accenture during the time they are away.

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