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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

His latest campaign ended with him on gardening leave after the Hoops suffered a 5-0 defeat by already-promoted Burnley in April.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

Newcastle United's sporting director Dan Ashworth has been placed on gardening leave after telling the club he wants to join Manchester United.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

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

Orcel resigned from UBS and was put on six-month gardening leave after signing a job offer letter from Santander.

From Reuters • Dec. 10, 2021

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