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wp-block-post-date has-sm-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-03T07:31:09+00:00\">Jul 3, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-sm-font-size\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-700);border-left-width:1px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2)\">11 mins read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull blog-image-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized blog-template-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/what-is-gardening-leave-1.png\" alt=\"Image\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:864px;height:561px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:66px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" id=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"content-single-table-content\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content_single content_single--blog content-single-content-wysiwyg wysiwyg content-wrapper has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4)\">\nGardening leave is used by employers as a measure to protect the employer\u2019s business interests and ensure that key employees exiting a business have a minimal impact on its reputation and ongoing success.\n\nIt\u2019s a common contract term, but it does come with costs and risks for the employer. While it can protect the employer\u2019s business interests by preventing the employee from contacting or soliciting clients or employees, or accessing or transferring valuable or confidential information, it can be costly because the employee will continue to be paid for the duration of the leave period.\n\nSo let\u2019s dig a bit deeper into this thorny subject. And we promise, no more gardening puns. Let\u2019s roll up our sleeves to explore exactly what gardening leave is (and is not), and why a business might use it.\n<h2 id=\"what-is-gardening-leave\">What is gardening leave?<\/h2>\nGardening leave is a contractual provision that can be triggered when an employee gives or or is given notice to leave. It is mainly used by employers for privacy, to protect the interests of the business and to protect against commercially sensitive or valuable information being passed to competitors when an employee starts a new job.\n\nOr to look at it another way, gardening leave is suspending an employee on full pay.\n\nGardening leave kicks in when an employee leaves the business. After the employee gives notice to leave their role or is given notice of employment termination, the employee is required to stay away from the office. This measure can be activated whether an employee is leaving due to resignation, is being dismissed or is <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/resources\/at-risk-redundancy-notice-template\/\">made redundant<\/a>.\n\nDuring the period of gardening leave, the employee is prohibited from:\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Coming to the work premises<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Carrying out any work duties (from home or elsewhere)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Communicating with clients or colleagues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAlthough no work or attendance is required, the employee remains on the payroll and within the company throughout the entirety of the gardening leave process. That means that both the employer and employee must continue to hold up their contractual obligations, including fidelity and confidentiality.\n\nThe employer therefore remains responsible for:\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Keeping the employee on the payroll and paying their normal salary<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Providing them with existing contractual benefits such as pension schemes, gym memberships etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"using-restrictive-covenants\">Using restrictive covenants<\/h2>\nSome contracts may prevent the employee from working for a competitor (or themselves in the same line of business) for a certain period of time, usually six months. In the UK, these restrictions are called restrictive covenants. An employer can take employees to court if an employee breaches a restrictive covenant in their contract.\n<h2 id=\"whats-the-difference-between-garden-leave-and-gardening-leave\">What&#8217;s the difference between garden leave and gardening leave?<\/h2>\nGardening leave and garden leave are the same \u2013 although gardening leave is the original term. It comes from a standard employment practice in the British Civil Service and came into common usage in the 1980s after it was featured in an episode of the BBC sitcom <em>Yes, Minister.<\/em> Since then, contract terms for putting an employee on gardening leave have become more popular.\n<h2 id=\"do-employees-get-paid-during-gardening-leave\">Do employees get paid during gardening leave?<\/h2>\nEmployees on gardening leave do get paid because they remain on the payroll of their current employer until their notice period expires. As they are effectively still employed throughout their notice period and the period of gardening leave, they keep their entitlement to all their work rights and benefits such as salary, statutory sick leave, <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/resources\/understanding-parental-leave\/\">parental leave<\/a> and annual leave.\n<h2 id=\"when-should-companies-use-gardening-leave\">When should companies use gardening leave?<\/h2>\nGardening leave clauses are used to prevent the transfer of valuable or confidential information, and they can also prevent the employee from trying to entice any clients, customers or existing employees of the company.\n\nGardening leave also ensures that the employee remains available to help with any queries regarding handovers or the employee\u2019s successor in the role. This can ensure that the successor has a smooth transition into the role which might be important where client relationships are involved. A loss of knowledge can be a significant cost and risk to a business.\n\nGardening leave clauses also protect the business from sabotage or mischief, either by the exiting employee causing damage or misusing company data or property while they are still employed, or by taking confidential information to a competitor. It also stops them potentially using company information in order to set up a business themselves in competition. The existence of gardening leave clauses may also discourage competitors from poaching employees from senior positions.\n\nKeeping an employee on payroll while they aren\u2019t able to work can be expensive, but the primary benefit is to protect the company\u2019s privacy and confidentiality.\n\nTo ensure compliance with local employment laws, it\u2019s very important to ensure that any gardening leave clause is clearly explained within the contract of employment.\n<h3 id=\"what-happens-during-the-employees-notice-period\">What happens during the employee&#8217;s notice period?<\/h3>\nUsually an employee would continue their duties and work out their notice period, including helping with a handover. However, gardening leave is a measure to prevent an employee from working after they have resigned or had their employment terminated. They may still be called upon to assist with a handover, but they will be prevented from performing their work duties and from contacting existing employees and clients or customers.\n\n<h2 id=\"what-can-employees-do-during-gardening-leave\">What can employees do during gardening leave?<\/h2>\nGardening leave is designed to restrict a person\u2019s work life, therefore they are not able to work for their company, themselves or a competitor. As the name suggests, the only activity they are allowed to do is spend time in the garden\u2026 <em>Gardening<\/em>. This is, of course, metaphorical rather than literal. An employee on gardening leave is simply not able to do their work, but they may spend time pursuing hobbies.\n\n<strong>Can employees access company information?<\/strong> <em>No<\/em>\n<strong>Can employees work in another company?<\/strong> <em>No<\/em>\n<strong>Can employees set up their own business?<\/strong> <em>Not in the same line of work<\/em>\n<strong>Can employees go on holiday?<\/strong> <em>Yes<\/em>\n<strong>Can employees spend time with family?<\/strong> <em>Yes<\/em>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gif of a man holding gardening tools\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6529\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/gardening-leave.gif\" width=\"346\"\/>\n\nDon&#8217;t be confused about leave. <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/blog\/leave-management-guide\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get to grips with leave with our handy guide.\u00a0<\/a>\n<h2 id=\"alternatives-to-gardening-leave\">Alternatives to gardening leave<\/h2>\nA company may have reasons for not requiring an employee to work their notice period <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/resources\/employee-resignation-announcement-email-template\/\">when they resign<\/a> or they have been dismissed. The employer may believe that continued employment could negatively affect the company or other employees. In circumstances like this, gardening leave is one option available for employers. The other main option is Payment in Lieu of Notice (PILON).\n\nWhile gardening leave requires the employee to wait out their notice period at home, payment in lieu of notice means that termination of employment ceases immediately and the employer pays what is owed to the employee instead of letting them work. However if the termination is due to gross misconduct, the employee is not usually entitled to payment.\n\nIn order to use a PILON clause, it must already exist in the employee\u2019s contract. If the employer tries to terminate employment and pay the employee off, this could be considered a breach of contract as the employer is effectively preventing the employee from working. Employees can therefore only get payment in lieu of notice where the clause exists in the contract, or the employee agrees to it. If not, they will be entitled to work their notice period.\n<h2 id=\"can-employees-request-gardening-leave\">Can employees request gardening leave?<\/h2>\nAn employee is entitled to ask for gardening leave as part of the terms of their leaving agreement. If the contract of employment contains gardening leave clauses, an employee can ask for these terms to be enforced.\n<h2 id=\"what-should-an-employer-do-when-employees-are-put-on-gardening-leave\">What should an employer do when employees are put on gardening leave?<\/h2>\nWhen an employee gives their notice of resignation, or is asked to resign, employers must make important decisions about how to manage the employee&#8217;s exit. Where fidelity is crucial to the business\u2019s operations or reputation, you may want to enforce gardening leave and any other restrictions that are in the employee\u2019s employment contract. This would be to prevent any conduct which could put your company at risk.\n\nYou must continue to pay the employee, as well as provide any other contractual benefits.\n\nIt is extremely important to make sure that these rights are clearly expressed in employment contracts. If you put an employee on gardening leave where you have not expressly got the right to do so, or you withhold any entitlements or benefits, this could be considered a breach or repudiation of the contract, which would bring the contract to an end. This would also end the period of notice, and the gardening leave, leaving you at risk of court action, or your employee going to work for a competitor sooner than you wanted.\n\nWhen the gardening leave period finishes, you can finish offboarding your employee. Make sure that you recover any company equipment, including; laptops, office furniture, keyboards, mobile phones, credit cards, uniforms and any other items that the company has given them for their role.\n\n<strong>Hero Tip: <\/strong>Employment Hero\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/help.employmenthero.com\/hc\/en-sg\/sections\/360000405396\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Asset Register<\/a> feature allows you to create a list of assets owned by your organisation, specify the code, the category it falls under, the purchase amount and the name of the item owner. With filtering, viewing and uploading options, it\u2019s the easiest way to keep track of equipment around your business.\n<h2 id=\"should-you-include-a-garden-leave-clause-in-your-employees-contract\">Should you include a garden leave clause in your employee&#8217;s contract?<\/h2>\nGardening leave can be a useful mechanism to protect a business&#8217; interests. However, this can only be done where there is a gardening leave clause or an express right in the employee&#8217;s contract for the employer to put the employee on gardening leave. If there is no term in the contract, then the employer will have no remedy should the employee resign and go to work for a competitor.\n\nDuring gardening leave, the employee is still employed by the company, therefore an employer is not entitled to take back company property such as company car, laptop or mobile phone before the end of the notice period. To do so would be a breach of contract.\n\nIf you want to be able to impose gardening leave, you must ensure that such clauses are clearly expressed in your employment contracts, along with other employer and employee rights associated with termination of employment, in particular:\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">the right to place an employee on gardening leave for all or part of his or her period of notice;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">the right to make a payment in lieu of all or part of an employee&#8217;s notice period; and<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">any restrictive covenants which restrain an employee after the employment ends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIf you\u2019re considering introducing garden leave to your employment contracts, we recommend you seek out expert legal advice.\n<h2 id=\"managing-employment-contracts-digitally\">Managing employment contracts digitally<\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An image of a hand holding a pen signing a contract\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6528\" height=\"1419\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/digital-contact-management.jpg\" width=\"2126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/digital-contact-management.jpg 2126w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/digital-contact-management-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/digital-contact-management-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/digital-contact-management-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/digital-contact-management-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/digital-contact-management-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2126px) 100vw, 2126px\" \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/blog\/what-is-an-employment-contract\/\">Employment contracts<\/a> are legally binding agreements between employers and employees that lay out the agreed terms and conditions and employment agreements that each party will abide by for the duration of the employment term. It\u2019s designed to protect you (the employer) and your new employee, ensuring there is no confusion around requirements or remuneration for the job that needs to be completed.\n\nThey\u2019re extremely important as they ensure that both employee and employer have a clear understanding of what is expected during the term of employment. As we\u2019ve seen with gardening leave clauses, they can also help a company protect sensitive information.\n\nA contract can be broken if either party doesn&#8217;t follow a term in the contract. For example, where the wrong notice period is given, or an employer takes away certain benefits during the notice period. This can give the other party the right to choose to end the contract and\/or pursue damages. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to get contracts right.\n\nHandwritten contracts won\u2019t cut it these days \u2013 as one unnamed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/finance\/work\/at-work\/company-blasted-over-pathetic-employment-contract\/news-story\/8452ebecd2938adc6f837445e5f7af29\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">company in Sydney<\/a> recently found out after it was publicly blasted for its \u2018pathetic\u2019 employment contract.\n\nBut how can you avoid such pitfalls?\n<blockquote>Employing, managing and paying your employees doesn\u2019t just require skills and time \u2013 it can also turn into a heavy paperwork and compliance burden.<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"the-case-for-streamlined-hr\">The case for streamlined HR<\/h2>\nThat\u2019s where streamlined digital contracts come in. An <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/sg\/blog\/electronic-employment-contracts\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">electronic employment contract<\/a> is a contract executed online that outlines the terms of your new staff member\u2019s employment.\n\nThey outline all of the same important details as paper contracts; the terms of a person\u2019s employment, their start date, their job title and the duties of their role and their pay or salary details. Instead of delivering this to the new employee as a stack of paper, the details are sent digitally. There are heaps of benefits \u2013 they are accessible, streamlined, and quick. 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