What are the average working hours for an IB/PE intern in London?

I’ve only worked in NY, so I’m not familiar with how things are done in London.

What are typical hours like for an intern in London? What time do interns get to the office and when do they generally leave? Are they expected to work on the weekend too?

Also, do interns in London get vacation days? Say it’s a 6-month off cycle internship, how many days off would an intern generally be allowed to take (and for clarity I’m more interested in the number of days interns actually take off, so if they are given a 2 week vacation but none of them actually use it please let me know).

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This is accurate. And occasionally, there would be 3-5am nights and maybe 1-2 all-nighters

 

Intern at a MM PE shop

In at 8:30, out by ~8pm most days
Fridays finish at 5-6

Barely any weekend work (~5 hours tops)

 

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