sick leave

noun

|Updated on: 16 Jul 2018

Examples: sick leave in a Sentence

Definition of sick leave

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

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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 of sick leave from the Web

Our lack of zoning laws for places that sell alcohol dinged us as did our lack of laws that require employers to give employees time off for sick leave.

— shari rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, "About that study that showed how unfit we are ... Here are a few reasons why.," 22 May 2018
He also was paid for unused sick leave and accrued vacation time.

— littice bacon-blood, NOLA.com, "Jefferson Parish schools superintendent considers buyout," 6 Feb. 2018
The new contract includes a new tier health insurance, retiree health insurance, pension and sick leave payout structure.

— mikaela porter, Courant Community, "Five Years Without A Contract, West Hartford Police, Town Agree To New Wage, Health Insurance, Pension Plans," 27 June 2018
Newell returned to work after taking bereavement and sick leave.

— rachel leingang, azcentral, "Former employee sues ASU, claiming violation of federal medical leave law," 19 June 2018
The owner of a pair of trampoline parks is shutting them down, citing Portland's minimum wage increases and the state's mandate to provide part-time employees with sick leave.

— eder campuzano, OregonLive.com, "Portland trampoline park shutting down, owner blames millennials, labor laws," 17 May 2018
The board is pushing austerity measures that double tuition at the public university, cut pensions, consolidate government agencies and reform labor laws to curb vacation and sick leave.

— arelis r. hernández, Washington Post, "Sluggish recovery from Hurricane Maria reignites calls for Puerto Rico’s statehood, independence," 28 Apr. 2018
The organization helped pass earned sick leave laws in Chicago and Cook County and is pushing similar legislation in the state.

— alexia elejalde-ruiz, chicagotribune.com, "Women Employed CEO steps down after less than a year," 30 May 2018
Family, friends mourn Granbury students who drowned What is a sick leave bank?

— diane smith, star-telegram, "This school district is under fire for its sick leave bank. Some consider it generous | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 4 May 2018

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First Known Use of sick leave

1820

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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SICK LEAVE Defined for English Language Learners

sick leave

noun

Definition of sick leave for English Language Learners

: the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay workers who are unable to work because they are sick
: an absence from work because of sickness