Definition of SICK DAY

Examples of sick day in a Sentence

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Look to see if your company has a policy stating that employees are required to find someone to substitute for them on sick days or when taking a holiday. — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, "Ask HR: Can my boss require me to find a substitute for days I'm sick or taking a holiday?," 1 May 2018 The hardship exemption allows IRS employees not to have to use sick days to be absent from work, and managers must approve the exemptions. — Jeff Stein, The Seattle Times, "Citing hardship, hundreds of furloughed IRS workers skip returning to work," 23 Jan. 2019 Matt Garrett, an Atlanta photographer and digital-marketing specialist who has bipolar disorder, once worked at a company that required a doctor’s note before granting a sick day. — Sue Shellenbarger, WSJ, "The Benefits (and Risks) of the Mental-Health Day," 17 Dec. 2018 Other perks include unlimited sick days, extra money toward student loans, and paid sabbaticals. — Fortune, "PricewaterhouseCoopers," 16 Feb. 2018 Antibiotic patients had 11 fewer sick days on average than the surgery group. — Lindsey Tanner, The Seattle Times, "Antibiotics for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed," 25 Sep. 2018 Its designer says the machine could revolutionize bartending by lowering operating costs and never needs a sick day or vacation. — Fox News, "Gutfeld: The left is turning on the left," 15 Sep. 2018 Days missed due to sick time also increased from 2,026.65 days in 2016-17 to 2,051.09 sick days taken in 2017-18. — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, "Report: OPRF teachers missed 5 percent more school days than previous year," 21 June 2018 Half-pay for sick days was an initiative to combat rampant absenteeism among state employees in the early 1980s. — John O'connor, The Seattle Times, "APNewsBreak: Disgraced ex-Madigan aide to collect $130K," 26 June 2018

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