Synonyms for sick leave
sick leave

Princeton's WordNet

1. sick leavenoun

   a leave of absence from work because of illness

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1. • Leave

Suggested Resources

1. sick leave

   Read the full text of the Sick Leave poem by Siegfried Sassoon on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Rosa DeLauro:

   Workplaces need to respond to the reality of family life in the 21st century, and allowing employees to have seven sick days a year is a bare minimum, the fact that the United States is one of just a handful of countries that does not require paid family or sick leave is nothing short of shameful.

2. Gilbert Cisneros:

   Sick leave may be used to cover travel that is necessary to obtain any type of medical treatment.

3. Dido Harding:

   If someone has tested positive, [then] at the time of testing, we could be asking them 'do you have space to isolate? And do you get sick leave?' these [resources] need to come as a package -- income relief, sick leave [and] accommodation is needed.

4. Barkoff Lamy:

   Dr. Bright has not been given any details about his new assignment or what his new job would entail ; nonetheless, under his doctor's direction, he has been on sick leave due to hypertension caused by this current situation.

5. City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro:

   The excessive sick leave by a group of our Firefighters because of their anger at the vaccine mandate for all city employees is unacceptable, contrary to their oaths to serve, and may endanger the lives of New Yorkers, despite these actions by some, the Department will continue to respond to all calls for help that come our way.