Secretary getting employment and a rest (5)
I believe the answer is:
pause
'a rest' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'secretary getting employment' is the wordplay.
'secretary' becomes 'PA' (abbreviation for personal assistant).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'employment' becomes 'use' (how something is used).
'pa'+'use'='PAUSE'
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for pause that I've seen before include "Stoppage" , "Wait" , "Intermission" , "Hesitate; delay" , "Stop briefly, take ten" .)