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Meaning of "garden leave" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GARDEN LEAVE

garden leave  [ˈɡɑːdən liːv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GARDEN LEAVE

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preposition
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determiner
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Garden leave is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GARDEN LEAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Garden leave

Garden leave or gardening leave describes the practice where an employee leaving a job – having resigned or otherwise had their employment terminated – is instructed to stay away from work during the notice period, while still remaining on the payroll. This practice is often used to prevent employees from taking with them up-to-date information when they leave their current employer, especially when they are leaving to join a competitor. The term originated in the British Civil Service where employees had the right to request special leave for exceptional purposes. "Gardening leave" became a euphemism for "suspended" as an employee who was formally suspended pending an investigation into their conduct would often request to be out of the office on special leave instead. The term came to widespread public attention in 1986 when it was used in the BBC sitcom Yes, Prime Minister, episode "One Of Us". Employees continue to receive their normal pay during garden leave and must adhere to their conditions of employment, such as confidentiality, at least until their notice period expires.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GARDEN LEAVE


believe
bɪˈliːv
cleave
kliːv
cleeve
kliːv
disbelieve
ˌdɪsbɪˈliːv
half-sleeve
ˈhɑːfˌsliːv
interleave
ˌɪntəˈliːv
leave
liːv
leve
liːv
make-believe
ˈmeɪkbɪliːv
oversleeve
ˈəʊvəˌsliːv
relieve
rɪˈliːv
shirtsleeve
ˈʃɜːtˌsliːv
sleave
sliːv
sleeve
sliːv
slieve
sliːv
unbelieve
ˌʌnbɪˈliːv
wayleave
ˈweɪˌliːv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GARDEN LEAVE

garden apartment
garden centre
garden city
garden cress
garden flat
garden frame
garden gnome
garden heliotrope
garden hose
garden mignonette
Garden of Eden
garden of remembrance
garden orache
garden party
garden path
garden pink
garden produce
garden roller
garden rubbish
garden seat

WORDS THAT END LIKE GARDEN LEAVE

absent without leave
annual leave
by your leave
by-your-leave
compassionate leave
deleave
French leave
gardening leave
home leave
mass leave
maternity leave
on leave
parental leave
paternity leave
sabbatical leave
shore leave
sick leave
study leave
take leave
ticket of leave
weave

Synonyms and antonyms of garden leave in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «garden leave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GARDEN LEAVE

Find out the translation of garden leave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of garden leave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «garden leave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

花园休假
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

licencia de jardín
570 millions of speakers

English

garden leave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बगीचा छुट्टी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إجازة حديقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сад отпуск
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Deixe jardim
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাগান ছুটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

congé de jardin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cuti taman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gartenurlaub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

庭の休暇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정원 휴가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Taman ninggalake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghỉ vườn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோட்டத்தில் விட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाग सोडून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bahçe izni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

congedo giardino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urlop ogród
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сад відпустку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

concediu grădină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άδεια στον κήπο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tuin verlof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

garden ledighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hage permisjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of garden leave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GARDEN LEAVE»

The term «garden leave» is normally little used and occupies the 148.353 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GARDEN LEAVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about garden leave

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GARDEN LEAVE»

Discover the use of garden leave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to garden leave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hong Kong Employment Law: A Practical Guide
Garden leave As discussed above, during the notice period, the employment relationship continues and both the employer and employee continue to have their express and implied duties and obligations of their employment contract.
Pattie Walsh, 2008
2
The Director's Handbook: Your Duties, Responsibilities and ...
Serve notice and put on garden leave Garden leave provisions are becoming increasingly common. The main reasons for this have been given in section 7. ln summary: garden leave helps limit the threats to a business posed by a director's  ...
Martin Webster, 2007
3
Employee Competition: Covenants, Confidentiality, and Garden ...
Employee Competition: Covenants, Confidentiality, and Garden Leave is a comprehensive and practical text for practitioners specializing in employment law. commercial law and litigation.
Paul Goulding, 2011
4
Human Resources Disputes and Resolutions: The Manager's ...
It also wants Heather to be on garden leave for the three-month notice period, and for the restrictive covenants to apply at the end of that garden leave period. Can Abbey achieve these things? Solution The general rule is that an employee can ...
Harry Sherrard, 2007
5
Employment Law
This book is also accompanied by a free Online Resource Centre (www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/orc/employment2014/) which includes updates to the law post-publication, self-test questions with instant feedback, outline answers to the questions ...
James A. Holland, Stuart Burnett, 2014
6
Employment Law in Practice
'Garden leave' clauses are a contractual measure which enable the employer to continue to retain and pay employees during a long period of notice while not requiring them to work. Since the employee will therefore be unable to work ...
THE CITY LAW SCHOOL, Nigel Duncan, Jennifer Eady, 2014
7
Restrictive Covenants in Employment Contracts and Other ...
1.2.5 The desired remedy for the employer is likely to be an injunction to require the employee to comply with the garden leave provision. However, there is some debate as to whether the restraint of trade doctrine could strike down a garden ...
Pascal Lagesse, Mariann Norrbom, 2006
8
Employment 2006: Law and Practice, Human Resources
15.2 Subject to clause [15.3] below, during the Employment (including without limitation any period of garden leave), the Executive will not, without the prior written consent of the Board or except as a representative of the Company, ...
FL Memo Ltd, 2006
9
Intellectual Property Law: Text, Cases, and Materials
A so-called 'garden leave' clause refers to an express clause in a contract of employment whereby the employer requires an employee to remain away from work whilst his contract of employment (and remuneration) continues. Why would an ...
Tanya Aplin, Jennifer Davis, 2013
10
Employment Law in Context: Text and Materials
Lord Justice Dillon: The practice of long periods of 'garden leave' is obviously capable of abuse. It is a weapon in the hands ofthe employers to ensure that an ambitious and able executive will not give notice if he is going to be unable to work ...
David Cabrelli, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GARDEN LEAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term garden leave is used in the context of the following news items.
1
57 ex-MAS staff undergo training, outplacement
Many of them are believed to be still on garden leave until August or have had their termination deadline differed, with SSTC being one of the ... «Daily Express, Jul 15»
2
JPM Sues to Keep Clients From Morgan Stanley
Where, for instance, the bank used to require departing advisors to stay away from work on “garden leave” for their last 30 days of employment ... «Financial Advisor IQ, Jul 15»
3
West Bromwich Albion duo leave in backroom shake up
... of the Club's performance, notice has been given to terminate their contracts and they have been put on 'garden leave' with immediate effect. «Birmingham Mail, Jun 15»
4
Labour & Employment 2015: Analysis
... who brings “vast and impressive expertise” to the table when it comes to cases involving team moves, restrictive covenants, confidentiality and garden leave. «Who's Who Legal, Jun 15»
5
Caveat Employer: Limitations every employer should know
And, unless you are paying your employee for garden leave, restrictions beyond a period of eighteen months are suspect and typically subject ... «InsideCounsel, Jun 15»
6
When is a resignation not a resignation?
... when an employee resigns, such as placing them on garden leave or paying them in lieu of notice so that their employment terminates earlier ... «Shoosmiths legal updates, Jun 15»
7
JPMorgan sues $2B team who left for Morgan Stanley
... resigned in February, though it did not begin with Morgan Stanley for up to three months because of garden leave agreements the JPMorgan ... «InvestmentNews, Jun 15»
8
Restraint of trade update: prevention is better than cure
... are directed to perform no duties (known as "garden leave") and told not to contact customers. However, it's a risk less likely to eventuate than ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
9
Cairn Homes hires key Nama executive for land gamble
"The decision on whether or not to place staff on garden leave is made on a case-by-case basis and would include consideration... of the ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
10
TOP NEWS: Eurozone Calls Crisis Summit As Greece Teeters On …
... down as chief executive from August 5, with a seven-week handover to come before he goes on "garden leave" until the end of March 2016. «London South East, Jun 15»

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