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gardening leave

British

noun

informal a period during which an employee who is about to leave a company continues to receive a salary but does not work

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He is currently working out a period of gardening leave after agreeing his terms of departure from the Milton Keynes team and has been linked to Aston Martin and Haas among others.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

The 53-year-old officially joined the club on 1 July after spending five months on gardening leave at Newcastle.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2024

Berrada is currently on gardening leave and is due to take up his role in the summer.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

All three Houston-based bankers are set to start at Guggenheim in the fall after a period of gardening leave, added the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential information.

From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2022

Acconcia is on gardening leave, after leaving his role as a senior managing director at Blackstone in November, the sources said.

From Reuters • Jan. 13, 2022

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