He merely informed the HR department that Miss Elina, due to her lack of social experience, was not suitable to continue her work responsible for the visual arts column-related magazine sector and placed her on an indefinite suspension.
In the email,
Sir Brown politely yet somewhat sarcastically suggested that a young girl of her age might be better suited to stay in the ivory tower and could consider pursuing a Master's degree or something similar.
She was ordered to take a leave!
In the common legal parlance of Europe and America— a "Garden Leave."
In Western corporate culture, the management, core staff, or senior employees of a company, due to scandals, non-compete clauses, internal investigations, etc., when deemed unsuitable for their current position,
Are officially placed on forced leave with reasons like "go for a vacation," "spend some time with family," "get a pet," or "take time to tend to the garden at home," implying "you are suspended."
