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
Roughly a third of Volkswagen’s 300,000 domestic workers are covered by collective bargaining agreements that have secured robust benefits such as 30-day annual leave, six-week sick leave, maternity and paternity benefits, and retirement pay.
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Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
Having hundreds of officers out on permanent injury or sick leave, plus dozens more detailed to various specialized task forces, has exacerbated the staffing crunch.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Millions more work in jobs that lack essential provisions like fair scheduling or sick leave, or face barriers because of degree requirements that impose unnecessary barriers to good jobs.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Listen to this article Richard Davis, the president of New York City’s largest transit worker union, TWU Local 100, has abruptly gone on sick leave — a move multiple sources say comes amid efforts to force the union boss from his job less than 3 weeks after his re-election.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
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Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
Having hundreds of officers out on permanent injury or sick leave, plus dozens more detailed to various specialized task forces, has exacerbated the staffing crunch.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Millions more work in jobs that lack essential provisions like fair scheduling or sick leave, or face barriers because of degree requirements that impose unnecessary barriers to good jobs.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Listen to this article Richard Davis, the president of New York City’s largest transit worker union, TWU Local 100, has abruptly gone on sick leave — a move multiple sources say comes amid efforts to force the union boss from his job less than 3 weeks after his re-election.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sick leave
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“Sick leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick%20leave. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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