noun
[ U ] ( BrE ) a period during which sb does not work but remains employed by a company in order to prevent them working for another company :
She handed in her resignation and was put on three months' gardening leave.
noun
[ U ] ( BrE ) a period during which sb does not work but remains employed by a company in order to prevent them working for another company :
She handed in her resignation and was put on three months' gardening leave.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005