UNITED KINGDOM : KPMG said it will cut as many as 200 jobs from its UK workforce as it became the latest professional services firm to see a slump in demand following the coronavirus pandemic.KPMG said it will cut fewer than 100 roles from its consulting business and a similar number from back office support staff in departments like HR, according to a statement Wednesday.
It’s the second major consulting firm to cull jobs this month after Accenture said it would cut around 8% of staff in the UKKPMG, said that while areas such as cybersecurity were in high demand, it was a different story in other consulting roles.