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Meaning of "gardening leave" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GARDENING LEAVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GARDENING LEAVE

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preposition
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Gardening 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 GARDENING 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.

Definition of gardening leave in the English dictionary

The definition of gardening leave in the dictionary is a period during which an employee who is about to leave a company continues to receive a salary but does not work.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GARDENING LEAVE

garden rubbish
garden seat
garden shears
garden snail
Garden State
garden strawberry
garden suburb
garden tiger
garden tools
garden wall
garden warbler
garden-like
garden-variety
gardener
gardenful
gardenia
gardening
gardening tools
gardenless
gardens

WORDS THAT END LIKE GARDENING LEAVE

absent without leave
annual leave
by your leave
by-your-leave
cleave
French leave
home leave
interleave
leave
maternity leave
on leave
parental leave
paternity leave
sabbatical leave
shore leave
sick leave
sleave
study leave
take leave
ticket of leave
weave

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

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Translation of «gardening leave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GARDENING LEAVE

Find out the translation of gardening leave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gardening 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 «gardening leave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

园艺休假
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

licencia de jardinería
570 millions of speakers

English

gardening leave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बागवानी छुट्टी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إجازة البستنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

садоводство отпуск
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Deixe jardinagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাগান ছুটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

congé de jardinage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cuti berkebun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gartenurlaub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガーデニング休暇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원예 휴가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kebon ninggalake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghỉ làm vườn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோட்டக்கலை விடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बागकाम रजा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bahçe izni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

congedo giardinaggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urlop ogrodniczego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Садівництво відпустку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

concediu grădinărit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άδεια κηπουρική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tuinmaak verlof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trädgårdsledighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hagepermisjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gardening leave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GARDENING LEAVE»

The term «gardening leave» is normally little used and occupies the 143.177 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GARDENING LEAVE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GARDENING LEAVE»

Discover the use of gardening leave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gardening leave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lessons from the Land of Pork Scratchings: A Miserable Yank ...
They put you on 'gardening leave'. I've been on it two months, the remaining part of my contract. In magazine publishing, 'gardening leave' is a strange term used instead of 'we're letting you go'. I love the phrase, because it sounds so bucolic.
Greg Gutfeld, 2009
2
Cambridge Business English Dictionary
... gardening leave so that they cannot give private information about their previous employer to a new employer: be placed/put on gardening leave He has been put on gardening leave while issues of compensation are resolved. the ' Garment ...
Cambridge University Press, 2011
3
Blackstone's Employment Law Practice 2011
If the employee is dismissed with notice, but is not required to work during the notice period (gardening leave), the ... at the end of the gardening leave period), even if the employee is immediately given pay for the full notice period at the start  ...
Gavin Mansfield, John Bowers, Damian Brown, 2011
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Armchair Gardening: Some of the Spirit, Philosophy and ...
... perhaps pondered on the luxury in which man once had lived. Not until the warring nobles of the Feudal period had been shattered by the Renaissance, and the walls and bastions of their castles outmoded, did gardening leave the shadows ...
Thomas Hubbard McHatton, 2010
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The Rural Payments Agency and the implementation of the ...
He is currently on what we call gardening leave and my HR team are in close touch with him in terms of support he may need, outplacement support and discussions about his future. Obviously when we know the outcome we shall inform the ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, 2007
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Don't Be Needy Be Succeedy: The A to Zee of Motivitality©
98 Gardening Leave Proficiency Test. I was at my lowest ebb. Someone's space- hopper had gone missing and I was the prime suspect. I came face-to-face with my own dark side. I had to wait a quarter of an hour at the police station for my ...
L V Spencer, Neil Mullarkey, 2011
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Business appointment rules: third report of session 2012-13, ...
Sir Christopher Kelly: My understanding is, first of all, that there is a standard three months of gardening leave before taking up an appointment on leaving the Civil Service. Secondly, I don't think it is within ACoBA's remit to say that anyone ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee, 2012
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Chambers concise dictionary
[18c: named after Dr Alexander Garden (1730-91), US botanist] garden leave or gardening leave >n, colloq compulsory paid leave between the time someone gives or is given notice that they are leaving a post of employment and the day on  ...
Ian Brookes, 2004
9
In Bed with Her Italian Boss
I'm on five months' gardening leave, as of now,' she said. 'Five months is pretty generous,' he commented, starting to strip down the coffee machine. 'I worked at the studio for five years, so I guess the terms are one month for every year I spent  ...
Kate Hardy, 2008
10
Best of Bosses 2008: In Bed with Her Italian Boss\Taken by ...
I'm on five months' gardening leave, as of now,' she said. 'Five months is pretty generous,' he commented, starting to strip down the coffee machine. 'I worked at the studio for five years, so I guess the terms are one month for every year I spent  ...
Kate Hardy, Cathy Williams, Barbara Hannay, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GARDENING LEAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gardening leave is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Alan Irvine to remain without a club until the New Year after West …
Irvine is currently being paid monthly by the club as 'gardening leave' following his dismissal after seven months in charge last December. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Why senior professionals are bidding adieu to the Big 4 like PwC …
What followed was six months of 'gardening leave', followed by the hunt for a new office in mid-2012. "The biggest challenge was to roll up my ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
3
BTG Pactual poaches Pictet executive - FT.com
“Yves will join BTG as a partner and become chief investment officer of BSI after a period of gardening leave,” said Steve Jacobs, head of ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
4
Cellino: Stability is key - TEAMtalk
... he took up late last year in May. He remains on gardening leave for now and is thought to be on the verge of an Elland Road exit instead. «Teamtalk.com, Jul 15»
5
WPP forms special 'Green Team' for Lloyds re-pitch
... launched against embryo A&E by RKCR/Y&R owner WPP for allegedly breaching their gardening leave with Lloyds the client in the frame. «More About Advertising | Insights into Advertising, Jul 15»
6
TORQUAY UNITED: Sometimes there are people you can't do without
So, happily, Veysey has now agreed to be taken off gardening leave, he's back working with new bosses in Paul Cox and John Ramshaw and, ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jul 15»
7
Instinet Hires Citi Alumni as Low-Touch Trading Head in Europe
According to a media report, he is now on gardening leave. He spent the last five years at the bank. A market professional with around 20 years ... «Traders Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Gary Stevens: from Tottenham to Thailand's Premier League
One wonders what the Yorkshireman would make of his former player Gary Stevens being put on gardening leave by Army United in May after ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Simon Twigger lands new role as Poundland trading director
Twigger, who has been on gardening leave from Sainsbury's for the past few months, will join the single price discounter as trading director in ... «The Grocer, Jul 15»
10
M&A revival: Bankers pin hope on the US
Bhandarkar, who is on gardening leave and was till last year heading investment bank at Credit Suisse in India and had earlier led J P ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Gardening leave [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gardening-leave>. Apr 2024 ».
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