Garden Leave

The “Garden Leave” is a contractual clause used mainly in the United States and the United Kingdom, which grants employees a paid leave within the execution of the notice period to prevent them from engaging, during that time, in competitive conduct that could be detrimental to the employer.

One of the contractual obligations to which the employees are bound towards their employer is the loyalty under section 2105 of the Italian Civil Code.  

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