> - There has to be a financial compensation. This is very common in finance, the issue often is that in finance you'll often have a low salary that is made up

> - There has to be a financial compensation. This is very common in finance, the issue often is that in finance you'll often have a low salary that is made up for by a large bonus and capital gains from investing the hedge fund you work for. So when it comes time for your garden leave the company can just keep paying your salary and not your prorated "total comp" which is often many multiples of your salary for the 6-12 month period you sit out.