Garden leave
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="on">on</span> “<span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>”, <span word="albeit">albeit</span> <span word="implicitly">implicitly</span> (<span word="without">without</span> <span word="mentioning">mentioning</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="words">words</span>).</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="browsing">browsing</span> <span word="guardian">guardian</span>.<span word="co">co</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Papermaster">Papermaster</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="Antennagate">Antennagate</span>”, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="mincing">mincing</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="Papermaster">Papermaster</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="fired">fired</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="IBM">IBM</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="IBM">IBM</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="Papermaster">Papermaster</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="competitor">competitor</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, <span word="recalling">recalling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> <span word="episode">episode</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span> <span word="article">article</span> (<span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="exit">exit</span>, <span word="August">August</span> 8, 2010) <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="inadvertently">inadvertently</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> “<span word="further">further</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>” <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>”:</p><p><span word="Papermaster">Papermaster</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="under">under</span> 16 <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="for">for</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="IBM">IBM</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="chips">chips</span>. <span word="IBM">IBM</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="Papermaster">Papermaster</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> 2008, <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="divulge">divulge</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Papermaster">Papermaster</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="confidential">confidential</span> <span word="IBM">IBM</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="employer">employer</span>.</p>
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