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.
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Some of them go to support Norway’s extensive welfare system, which provides free education and health care, subsidized child care and generous sick leave.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 July 2025
Many modern employee benefits, including the 40-hour workweek, paid time off, sick leave and workplace safety, were made possible through the labor movement.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
His contract required a lump sum severance payment worth six months of his salary and a payout for any unused vacation days or sick leave if he was fired without cause.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
Noble said CCAs are paid less than career postal service workers and they get reduced sick leave and benefits.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 July 2025
Many modern employee benefits, including the 40-hour workweek, paid time off, sick leave and workplace safety, were made possible through the labor movement.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
His contract required a lump sum severance payment worth six months of his salary and a payout for any unused vacation days or sick leave if he was fired without cause.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
Noble said CCAs are paid less than career postal service workers and they get reduced sick leave and benefits.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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