EY cuts Liverpool footprint in hybrid working move

The Big Four accountancy is relocating to 2,200 sq ft at the Clockwise serviced offices in the Royal Albert Dock, leaving its 6,000 sq ft base at 20 Chapel Street.

EY, which has a team of more than 50 working from the Liverpool office, announced in May last year that it was moving to a hybrid model of working, expecting most of its staff to work at least two days a week remotely.

The firm said that ”the new office provides a modern and more flexible work environment, which means we can use the office space more efficiently and effectively for our needs”.

In addition, staff will benefit from some of the additional shared facilities available in the serviced space, based within the Edward Pavilion at the listed dock complex, EY said.

EY will make its move this spring. The office has promoted two associate partners and added seven graduates in the last year.

Jenn Hazlehurst, office managing partner at EY in Liverpool, said: “Our office relocation to Albert Dock in Liverpool demonstrates EY’s continued commitment to our people and our business, and is part of our wider growth plan for EY in Liverpool and across the North West.”

“The new office space provides an environment that meets the needs of our people, clients and other stakeholders, whilst supporting the benefits of both in-person collaboration and flexible remote working.”

EY’s move echoes, in a scaled-down way, that of fellow Big Four firm Deloitte in Manchester in late 2020, when the firm announced its departure from 67,000 sq ft at Hardman Street to 35,000 sq ft at WeWork’s Hanover building.