gardening leave

noun

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

Example Sentences

To add to the sense of change, in July Dan Ashworth and Omar Berrada finally came off respective periods of gardening leave to take up the sporting director and chief executive roles.

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Confirmed in his role on 1 July after spending an extended period of time on gardening leave after telling Newcastle he wanted to quit, Ashworth's concentration during his early weeks at United was solely focused on the transfer window.

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Ratcliffe's Ineos group also presently has limited football experience at United, given their chief executive Omar Berrada and intended football director Dan Ashworth are yet to complete respective periods of gardening leave.

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United have made an official approach to Newcastle for sporting director Ashworth, who has been put on gardening leave.

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

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