system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How is suspended WITH pay a punishment?
gpt
It's not a punishment.

Suspension with pay is usually to allow an investigation - until a proper investigation / hearing / disciplinary procedure has been carried out, the person who's been suspended shouldn't be punished as their employer should still be sticking to the principle that they're innocent until proven otherwise.