Accenture to Cut 1,000 Jobs in U.S., Britain and Australia

The cuts, mostly management jobs, will take place over the next several months, says company spokeswoman Roxanne Taylor. Taylor would not provide specific reasons for the cuts, except to say that there have "been challenging economic conditions in some parts of the world."

Bermuda-based Accenture expects other hiring will offset the cuts, meaning the company's workforce of about 75,000 will remain at that level by September, when the firm's 2002 fiscal year ends.

Accenture expects to add about 8,000 more employees during upcoming fiscal 2003, Taylor says.

Accenture, formerly named Andersen Consulting, cut about 1,500 jobs last year.