<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/feed-business-work/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:49:35 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[KPMG and EY demote partners in end of job-for-life model in UK]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/24/kpmg-and-ey-demote-partners-in-end-of-job-for-life-model-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/24/kpmg-and-ey-demote-partners-in-end-of-job-for-life-model-in-uk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellesheva Kissin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move is a departure from the practice of simply asking underperforming senior partners to retire]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:57:34 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CAMHMYJFWZA5TIE4BNH74SJWXE.jpg?auth=6f550d07f828d248829aac1088049d3bd940936e16ee861211ac637bf19d09e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[KPMG and EY have removed members of their equity partnership in the UK and instead offered them “salaried partner” roles.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Accountant KPMG]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">justhavealook</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Brain fry’, the workplace side-effect of too much technology]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/23/brain-fry-the-workplace-side-effect-of-too-much-technology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/23/brain-fry-the-workplace-side-effect-of-too-much-technology/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The ideas behind the Gen Z concept of ‘grannycore’ can help with mental fatigue from too much screen time]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SLLKMWEGYNABROZV4BSDWGLYFA.jpg?auth=acc13cd4aecaf0d3b887ebc2973b93d279b78f0a982241919c0f84800d028d23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denny Farrell (eft), Erin Keogh (centre) and Maureen Lewis knitting at This is Knit in the Powerscourt Town Centre, in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[KNITTING]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employers running out of time as changes on pay transparency and retirement loom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/23/employers-running-out-of-time-as-changes-on-pay-transparency-and-retirement-loom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/23/employers-running-out-of-time-as-changes-on-pay-transparency-and-retirement-loom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One in five employers says rules on pay policies are an unnecessary burden but if companies have been even handed to date, they’re shouldn’t be]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2H3NOAZBZBDULOZOUDZU5G45YQ.jpg?auth=d173a25c0e23af10ae56713a9d2324b22c7ebcb452a7eec15abc89f1ac2bc312&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Companies that have been even-handed on pay have little to fear from incoming pay transparency directive. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[wallet with euro bank notes payday bills]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alihan Usullu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxes on wages hit 10-year high across OECD countries but Ireland bucking the trend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/22/taxes-on-wages-hit-decade-high-across-oecd-countries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/22/taxes-on-wages-hit-decade-high-across-oecd-countries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Valentina Romei, Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report says governments are tapping labour income as ‘easy’ revenue raiser but risk undermining incentives to work and hire]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:29:52 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMC7JCUHXPVCAMKAD75JUADZWE.jpg?auth=b7adf93e78cec08511d9a0cc092fcdc3291bce5d3409b255d02c4b7164928de2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tax rates on wages have reached their highest level in almost a decade across rich countries, according to the OECD. Photograph: Henrique Campos/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[FRANCE-ECONOMY-FINANCE-INFLATION-MARKET-ILLUSTRATION-VERSAILLES]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henrique Campos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve worked for over 20 years in an organisation with no career progression. What should I do?’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/22/ive-worked-for-over-20-years-in-an-organisation-with-no-career-progression-what-should-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/22/ive-worked-for-over-20-years-in-an-organisation-with-no-career-progression-what-should-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: My manager has low levels of industry knowledge and zero management experience ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SEXUNOZUTFBHBNU4PRHUDN35NA.jpg?auth=2565f73644a2b64ecdb03f884b665da4b9e17fdce721b67d65b33f61f2c6b6cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[How does one raise the question around career progression and promotional opportunities? Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland loses patience with hybrid workers’ lack of flexibility]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/21/bank-loses-patience-with-hybrid-workers-lack-of-flexibility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/21/bank-loses-patience-with-hybrid-workers-lack-of-flexibility/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Threat to staff bonuses, pay and more is an end-game in an arrangement poorly managed by both sides]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7O2CPRMJR5B3ZEWSRFWF2Y3ZXA.JPG?auth=01e695d32f8a56c2bcbc45dc31e566f15ae5283ddd1546c9192f9a8f78a4a0ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hybrid work arrangements at Bank of Ireland are coming unstuck. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The weird world of work perks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/20/the-weird-world-of-work-perks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/20/the-weird-world-of-work-perks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Companies are reining in benefits, but workers are unlikely to miss some of them as much as you might think]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3UX7EHJM2ZHHLCQ4HHJXPHNDIM.jpg?auth=13f701e29735420a47b646dbb4e7848e6a767b70e693a0f6863407f3c66261a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dogs have been allowed in the central London offices of pet and food supremo Mars for nearly a decade. But law firm Slaughter and May has discontinued the practice of bringing dogs to work. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AzmanL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phones could be the chink in a company’s armour ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/19/phones-could-be-the-chink-in-a-companys-armour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/19/phones-could-be-the-chink-in-a-companys-armour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Given the increased awareness of cybersecurity, an alarming number of companies seem oddly casual in their approach to smartphones]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3POITMZNG5F6VEDG2P6ADDSIMU.jpg?auth=e4fb02353b7043ec008f912d8aa3f7c9fb614072115ffe6813a2db97dfec72f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[You may not need to lock your staff's smartphone but you do need to make sure your information is secure. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Smartphone tied chain with lock, digital devices detox concept]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia_Sudnitskaya</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Dubliner in South Africa: ‘I often leave the keys in the car. I couldn’t do that in Dublin’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/19/a-dubliner-in-south-africa-i-often-leave-the-keys-in-the-car-at-night-i-couldnt-do-that-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/19/a-dubliner-in-south-africa-i-often-leave-the-keys-in-the-car-at-night-i-couldnt-do-that-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Annie Williams runs Kingfisher Creek Safari Lodge in Hoedspruit, South Africa]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBT3XSF6BBGOLCB42Y4XTND4OY.jpg?auth=5882c91c3a3f4ef5039b7b195f7171afd16de92b856806f9f86d36dd74c4896d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dubliner Annie Williams runs a safari lodge in South Africa]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Dubliner Annie Williams runs a safari lodge in South Africa]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensions numbers suggest auto-enrolment came as a shock to many workers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/18/pensions-numbers-suggest-auto-enrolment-came-as-a-shock-to-many-workers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/18/pensions-numbers-suggest-auto-enrolment-came-as-a-shock-to-many-workers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Data from the Central Statistics Office say most workers were unaware of mandatory workplace scheme just months before it started taking from their wages]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73A5VB5GZZDXNEOYTOI5RF5URM.jpg?auth=2097ef578ebbf052b5bcb5563a5bb04ef73c4bf599025e32dfe22572b05d7928&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Most workers were unaware of mandatory workplace scheme just months before it started taking from their wages, according to CSO data. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Older worker state pension and PRSI]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">vm</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submit your questions on: Maternity leave in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/16/submit-your-questions-on-maternity-leave-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/16/submit-your-questions-on-maternity-leave-in-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Experts in HR, employment law and career progression can offer their view on your maternity leave queries]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:52:05 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EMXJ2JAJUFFCXH2RWRQJFVADW4.jpg?auth=93c13efc3e123c73701029f1f2a6462562847e465d37a07f28667bb069b0a558&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If you have questions on maternity leave, The Irish Times Work Q&A column is here to help you. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Having a baby: can you and your employer afford it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/16/having-a-baby-can-you-and-your-employer-afford-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/16/having-a-baby-can-you-and-your-employer-afford-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland offers more generous time off than most countries, but low level of financial support means many parents cannot afford to take it]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FJB244B4VNHUBJVTZVWWJKENLE.jpg?auth=f1bdcd80a165f2fe9c35b6da5884c4d64d35af77c6187e9b285fa8b59c13d9f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland is generous with time off for having a baby, but not with payments to support that leave. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Infant Mother holding newborn baby ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AJ_Watt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m applying for jobs and feel I’m up against people who are overqualified. What can I do?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/15/im-applying-for-jobs-and-have-a-feeling-im-up-against-people-who-are-overqualified-what-can-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/15/im-applying-for-jobs-and-have-a-feeling-im-up-against-people-who-are-overqualified-what-can-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: These are jobs that I’m well qualified for and consistently get to interview stage with]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GHA536U6TNCQBCPRGRGJBGNNSE.jpg?auth=f17566f5c32276e5df49830c20e6f6fadf1ad6c71dee851fd1ab4e1ef597ce18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I have a suspicion there are people with greater experience but applying for roles that they are overqualified for and making it much more competitive at this level.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[workplace stress]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">filadendron</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Job losses and AI: Could technology bring Ireland back to the dark days of 2008?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/job-losses-and-ai-could-technology-bring-ireland-back-to-the-dark-days-of-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/04/14/job-losses-and-ai-could-technology-bring-ireland-back-to-the-dark-days-of-2008/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Study shows up to 200,000 Irish jobs could go due to the rapid growth of the technology]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:30:03 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UXRU66CRYIO5XC5IFGBUDYN44A.jpg?auth=d706ba34fbd7790f83ad2f260c82b75e2d7da3825f6f86b1e8df3683ee41a7b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Racks of servers in an Amazon facility built for AI company Anthropic. Big tech firms are slashing jobs while stepping up investment in AI. Photograph: AJ Mast/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Racks of servers being tested at the new Amazon Web Services facility in New Carlisle, Ind., where the tech giant plans to build around 30 data centers, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AJ Mast/The New York Times)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aj Mast</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A giant leap for workplace jargon with Artemis space mission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/13/a-giant-leap-for-jargon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/13/a-giant-leap-for-jargon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The latest Nasa voyage shows the pitfalls of insider language afflict even the smartest people on the planet 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UK2YZLD3DS5O4724Q2OXENW5YU.jpg?auth=90929048dcb4f22b87a9bb29a1ab9cbf3580dfa583360a70beffaa1811f2be7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A photograph captured by the Artemis II crew. Photograph: Nasa via The New York Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[An Earthset, captured by the Artemis II crew from the Orion Integrity spacecraft during their flyby around the far side of the Moon on Monday evening, April 6, 2026. (NASA via The New York Times)  ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nasa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘As an Irish person speaking Norwegian, you can sound like a very sick dog’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/12/as-an-irish-person-speaking-norwegian-you-can-sound-like-a-very-sick-dog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/12/as-an-irish-person-speaking-norwegian-you-can-sound-like-a-very-sick-dog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Dublin-born accountant David Norton lives in Larvik, Norway]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U2W2LD53GBGJDHQZ33HH47PV2A.jpeg?auth=f510a3424812c71d77b65de983a3cd05990b1cf1ccd56c7e98330b32fa52c875&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Norton moved to Norway eight years ago and has grown to love it]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[David Norton. Wild Geese]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why staff performance reviews need a makeover]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/10/why-staff-performance-reviews-need-a-makeover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/10/why-staff-performance-reviews-need-a-makeover/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bethan Staton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ritual of awkward once-a-year conversations often fails to provide constructive feedback]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JRGXAX4NVREGHP6FK5WUTTLEUY.jpg?auth=799458fa9a1082e7c245b56afa02f08bae4965a9de94b54c9fbae3af7575230e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workplace reviews: 'once-a-year, form-filling appraisal is increasingly out of step with how fast-moving hybrid teams actually operate.' Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Female therapist listens intently to the unrecognizeable woman]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SDI Productions</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BDO axes 31 partner roles as AI pressure grows and profits fall]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/09/bdo-axes-31-partner-roles-as-ai-pressure-grows-and-profits-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/09/bdo-axes-31-partner-roles-as-ai-pressure-grows-and-profits-fall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laith Al-Khalaf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move comes amid downturn for professional services after hiring spree during pandemic]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:10:30 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/35PPZYIJFVEWZHTKJBZVHHDKGE.jpg?auth=39629a9afd10caba23012d909a804805a4c9ea26374a46fcf4de8590b16b6519&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mid-tier accountancy group BDO is cutting 31 partners from its UK practice. 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