what do people do during garden leave 
during a garden leave most employees are required to produce little to no work they will remain on the company s payroll for a designated amount of time however they may not be contractually obligated to fulfill all previous aspects of their job when placed on a garden leave the expectations of the employee are often outlined can i start a new job while on garden leave a garden leave is often a mutually agreed upon contractual obligation between a company and an employee an employee is often allowed to pursue other jobs but courts have found there to be a breach of contract should the employee leave to begin a new job during a garden leave 6