Accenture Is Delaying Some New-Hire Starts on Top of Job Cuts

Accenture Plc is delaying start dates for some recent hires as it looks to recalibrate its massive workforce for a more cost-conscious environment.

“In some cases, for example for some recent graduates, we are adjusting start dates based on the needs of our clients and business,” Accenture spokeswoman Rachel Frey said by email Thursday, declining to provide further details.

One of those recent grads, who declined to be identified as it could risk her future employment prospects, said she had accepted a full-time consulting position with Accenture in the UK that was supposed to start in June. Her start date was delayed twice, first to ...