absence 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 — 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 …
3sick leave — ► NOUN ▪ leave of absence granted because of illness …
4sick leave — noun a leave of absence from work because of illness • Hypernyms: ↑leave, ↑leave of absence * * * noun 1. : a period of absence from duty due to illness or other disability the foreign secretary was on sick leave when the decisions were taken New …
5sick leave — Synonyms and related words: AWOL, French leave, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting, cut, day off, default, departure, disappearance, escape, excused absence, fleeing, furlough, holiday, hooky, leave,… …
6sick leave — noun Date: 1820 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 — noun leave of absence granted because of illness …
8sick leave — /ˈsɪk liv / (say sik leev) noun leave of absence granted because of illness …
9sick leave — A leave of absence granted a civil service officer or employee, sometimes with pay, on account of his sickness or physical disability. 15 Am J2d Civ S § 30 …
10sick leave — noun Paid absence from work specifically to recover from illness …
