The director of financial aid was recently placed on leave for accepting consulting fees from a loan company.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
be put on leave — be placed/put on leave ► WORKPLACE, HR to be told to take time away from work, usually because you have been accused of doing something wrong: »The director of financial aid was recently placed on leave for accepting consulting fees from a loan… … Financial and business terms
leave — [liːv] noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES time that you are allowed to be absent from your work: • The company offers attractive benefits, including five weeks leave per year. • The Los Gatos School District has hired 21 new teachers to replace… … Financial and business terms
Leave No Trace — is both a set of principles, and an organization that promotes those principles. The principles are designed to assist outdoor enthusiasts with their decisions about how to reduce their impacts when they hike, camp, picnic, snowshoe, run, bike,… … Wikipedia
be placed on leave — be placed/put on leave ► WORKPLACE, HR to be told to take time away from work, usually because you have been accused of doing something wrong: »The director of financial aid was recently placed on leave for accepting consulting fees from a loan… … Financial and business terms
put — /poot/, v., put, putting, adj., n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order. 3. to… … Universalium
Leave Home — Infobox Album Name = Leave Home Type = studio Artist = The Ramones Released = January 10, 1977 Genre = Punk rock Recorded = October 1976 at Sundragon Studios, New York Length = 30:49 Label = Sire Producer = Tony Bongiovi, Tommy Ramone Reviews =… … Wikipedia
gardening leave — ➔ leave * * * gardening leave UK US noun [U] (also garden leave) INFORMAL HR, WORKPLACE ► in the UK, a period of time after an employee leaves a job when they continue to be paid but are neither allowed to go to work nor to begin a new job.… … Financial and business terms
maternity leave — a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby. [1965 70] * * * maˈternity leave [maternity leave] noun uncountable a period of time when a woman temporarily leaves her job to have a baby see also ↑parental… … Useful english dictionary
paternity leave — a leave of absence from a job for a father to care for a new baby. [1970 75] * * * paˈternity leave [paternity leave] noun uncountable time that the father of a new baby is allowed to have away from work see also ↑maternity leave … Useful english dictionary
To put the screw on — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
