garden leave
bezahlte Freistellung
A period of paid leave before termination of employment, often including non-compete…A period of paid leave before termination of employment, often including non-compete contract clauses.
» Tom resigned and was put on garden leave immediately the next day.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, uncountable)A period of paid leave before termination of employment, often including non-compete contract clauses.
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.
bezahlte Freistellung
Examples
1 sentencesTom resigned and was put on garden leave immediately the next day.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
period of paid leave before termination of employment:
Origin
In reference to the time a person can work on their garden during their paid leave.In reference to the time a person can work on their garden during their paid leave.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable