Garden Leave. Garden leave is a period of time where the employer requests an employee not to report for work although the employee's employment contract has not expired. You must make sure either that the employee's contract of employment gives you a specific and enforceable right to use garden leave or the employee agrees in advance, preferably in writing.
In reaction to this breach of contract, you may have grounds to claim that you have been constructively dismissed. Garden leave is a period of time where the employer requests an employee not to report for work although the employee's employment contract has not expired. Garden leave is when an employee completes their notice period away from the workplace, whilst still receiving pay and benefits as normal.
Garden leave is when an employee completes their notice period away from the workplace, whilst still receiving pay and benefits as normal.
The right to place an employee on garden leave is a contractual one, meaning you should include a garden leave clause when drafting an employee contract.
Gardening leave helps protect your data by restricting employee access to computers, files and systems. Garden leave is good business practice if you have concern your employee has knowledge of company confidential information and trade secrets. In Singapore, employees are sometimes placed on "garden leave" while serving their notice period.