Garden leave

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  Employment law manual

  Common contract terms

  Updated to include information on Quilter Private Client Advisers Ltd v Falconer and another, in which the notice period was a factor in determining if the non-compete clause was enforceable.

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  Tasks

  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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  Employment glossary

  Garden leave

  Definition from the XpertHR glossary.

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  FAQs

  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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  Policies and documents

  Garden leave contract clause

  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.

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  Policies and documents

  Letter responding to an employee's resignation requiring a period of garden leave

  A model letter to inform an employee who has resigned that they are to be placed on garden leave throughout the notice period.

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  Policies and documents

  Letter informing a competitor of the contractual obligations of an employee on garden leave

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

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  How to

  How to manage garden leave

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