The accounting giant - KPMG is closing one of its Manchester offices in the latest evidence of a permanent shift in workplace requirements due to pandemic.
KPMG said that it did not intend to renew the lease at its technology centre as it shifted to a “hybrid working” model. The 100 staff at the centre will be relocated to its primary Manchester office at One St Peter’s Square, which is being refitted to support collaborative working.
“As a major employer in Manchester we remain committed to our presence in the city,” a spokeswoman said.
KPMG said in February that it would invest £44 million to implement a new working model this year, with the majority spent on home-working technology for staff and the rest on office redesigns. KPMG is one of Britain’s biggest corporate occupiers, with about 20 offices in London, Aberdeen, Birmingham and Milton Keynes.
