sick leave
noun
1
: an absence from work permitted because of illness
2
: the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay employees who are sick
Examples of sick leave in a Sentence
employee benefits such as vacation time and sick leave
We are allotted three weeks annual sick leave.
He's been on sick leave since last Thursday.
Recent Examples on the Web
Farmworker sick leave Senate Bill 1105 allows California farmworkers to use sick time when environmental conditions prove too hazardous for work to be done safely.
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The rate of sick leave reached 17 percent in August, far above industry average.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
The union is also looking for additional benefits related to retirement, healthcare and paid sick leave for all employees, among other demands, USA TODAY previously reported.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
The average German worker took 15 days of sick leave in 2023, while the country’s largest health insurance provider, Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), found that insured workers took an average of 19.4 sick days last year.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The rate of sick leave reached 17 percent in August, far above industry average.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
The union is also looking for additional benefits related to retirement, healthcare and paid sick leave for all employees, among other demands, USA TODAY previously reported.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
The average German worker took 15 days of sick leave in 2023, while the country’s largest health insurance provider, Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), found that insured workers took an average of 19.4 sick days last year.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Sick leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick%20leave. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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