Investment Banking

PJT Partners is paying some of its bankers $3,000 to go on holiday

Investment banks have rolled out perks to keep hold of junior bankers as demanding workloads take their toll

As the pressure continues to keep up with the deal boom, firms are trying to find ways to make bankers recharge
As the pressure continues to keep up with the deal boom, firms are trying to find ways to make bankers recharge Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto

As investment banks roll out salary hikes and new perks for their dealmakers in an effort to stave off a burnout crisis in the sector, boutique PJT Partners has a unique approach — paying bankers to go on holiday.

The boutique, set up by former Morgan Stanley banker Paul Taubman in 2015, has a ‘vacation stipend’ for its associates and analysts, which it extended in 2021 as part of its wellness initiatives, it said in its annual report.

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