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sick leave

noun

  1. leave from duty, work, or the like, granted because of illness.


sick leave

noun

  1. leave of absence from work through illness
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sick leave1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Some of her early pandemic research looked at the importance of paid sick leave in being responsive to public health interventions.

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And it would require that fast food workers accrue an hour of paid time off for every 30 hours they work — on top of paid sick leave to which they are already entitled.

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The other senior manager was on sick leave in May and never returned to work at the bank.

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Having hundreds of officers out on permanent injury or sick leave, plus dozens more detailed to various specialized task forces, has exacerbated the staffing crunch.

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The exceptionally harrowing nature of Rudakubana's crimes has meant several officers in the force have had to take sick leave.

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