Meaning of garden leave | Babel Free

Definitions

A period of paid leave before termination of employment, often including non-compete contract clauses.

UK, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“We think he's going to start working for our competitor, so we've put on him on garden leave so he doesn't take all of our latest ideas.”

“The use of a garden leave clause means that the employee is allowed to stay at home (in the garden!) on full pay but is not allowed to work for anyone else during the life of the notice period.”

CEFR level