Finance companies are known for working their staff hard, with long hours being the norm. Now firms have a different problem: how to persuade their staff to go on holiday.
Some of the finance sector’s biggest employers, including accountancy giants, law firms, banks and fintech firms, have made it compulsory for staff to take a portion of their holiday before the summer — partly to tackle stress, and partly because they fear staff shortages in the second half of the year.