be on sick-leave
1Sick leave — (or paid sick days or sick pay) is time off from work that workers can use during periods of temporary illness to stay home and address their health and safety needs without losing pay. Some workplaces offer paid sick time as a matter of… …
2sick leave — ➔ leave * * * sick leave UK US noun [U] HR, WORKPLACE ► a period of time that a worker is allowed to be away from work because they are ill: on sick leave »Emmens has been out on sick leave for the past three weeks. »Do employees receive paid… …
3sick leave — n [U] time that you are allowed to spend away from work because you are sick on sick leave ▪ He has been on sick leave for more than three months …
4sick leave — n. A leave that an employee is allowed to take from work when either the employee or a close family member is sick or injured, either with or without pay but without loss of seniority or benefits. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing,… …
5sick leave — n. leave from work granted for illness, often with pay (sick pay), for a limited number of days …
6sick leave — n 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 …
7sick leave — sick ,leave noun uncount a period of time during which you do not work because you are sick …
8sick-leave — see sick a. 10 b …
9sick leave — sick′ leave n. leave from duty, work, or the like, granted because of illness • Etymology: 1830–40 …
10sick leave — ► NOUN ▪ leave of absence granted because of illness …
