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Garden leave

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Common contract terms

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Employment law manual

Updated to reflect that the written statement of employment particulars must include additional information about hours of work, from 6 April 2020.
Include a garden leave clause in an employment contract

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Tasks
Place an employee who has resigned on garden leave

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Tasks
Garden leave

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Employment glossary

Definition from the XpertHR glossary.
What is garden leave?

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FAQs
What can the employer do where a departing employee breaches a garden leave clause?

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FAQs
Garden leave contract clause

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Policies and documents

A contract clause for circumstances when an employer wishes to be able to place an employee on garden leave during the notice period following either the employee's resignation or a dismissal with notice.
Letter responding to an employee's resignation requiring a period of garden leave

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Policies and documents

A model letter to inform an employee who has resigned that they are to be placed on garden leave throughout the notice period.
Letter informing a competitor of the contractual obligations of an employee on garden leave

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Policies and documents

Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.
How to manage garden leave

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How to

Practical guidance on managing garden leave during an employee's notice period; including when contractual garden leave clauses are enforceable.

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