Deloitte to shut four UK offices to cut costs amid pandemic: FT

[October 17, 2020]    (Reuters) - Deloitte will permanently close four of its 50 UK offices in coming months as the company aims to cut costs amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.

Offices of Deloitte are seen in London, Britain, September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Deloitte, one of the world's "Big Four" accounting firms, will move about 500 of its employees who work at offices in Gatwick, Liverpool, Nottingham and Southampton to other locations or offer full-time remote working, the newspaper said. https://on.ft.com/2H7KAcD

(This story corrects to reflect FT correction of total number of offices to 50 from 20.)

(Reporting by Rebekah Mathew in Bengaluru; Editing by David Clarke)

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