Garden leave and the right to work

Produced by Tolley in association with Hannah Freeman at Old Square Chambers
Employment Tax
Guidance

Garden leave and the right to work

Produced by Tolley in association with Hannah Freeman at Old Square Chambers
Employment Tax
Guidance
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Putting someone on ‘garden leave’ means an employee is paid and receives their full contractual benefits during their notice period but is not permitted to attend for work. In these circumstances, the employee continues to be subject to their other contractual obligations ― for example, not competing with the employer and the duty of fidelity. An employee can be placed on garden leave when they resign or when they are dismissed with notice.

In some situations, employees are pleased to be sent on garden leave and no difficulties arise. However, there are circumstances in which garden leave can be a major area of dispute, often because the employee wants to leave work immediately in order to work for a competitor.

An employee may also object to being put on garden leave where this will cause financial loss, cause them to become de-skilled or make it more difficult for them to find a new job. In this situation, there may be a right to work during the notice

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Hannah Freeman
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Barrister at Old Square Chambers , OMB, Employment Tax


Hannah is an experienced employment law specialist advising on all forms of discrimination, maternity and paternity rights, unfair dismissal, contractual disputes, part-time working and TUPE. Hannah acts for claimants and respondents in both the public and private sectors, including the NHS, the police, local authorities, educational institutions, financial services and the hospitality industry, as well as providing training and support to in-house legal and HR teams.

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