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Human Resources vocabulary · Working Time & Leave

Sick leave

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounCore term

In human resources, sick leave means: Time off work because you are ill or injured, which may be paid by the employer or the state, depending on the rules.

In Turkish: hastalık izni, raporlu izin

How it is used

People are 'on sick leave' or 'off sick'. Policies explain how to report sickness, when a doctor's note is needed and how much sick pay you get. In the UK, a doctor's note is officially called a fit note.

Example sentences

  1. Mark is on sick leave until next Wednesday, so his interviews have been moved.

  2. If your sick leave lasts more than seven days, you'll need a doctor's note.

Common collocations

  • on sick leave
  • take sick leave
  • sick leave policy
  • long-term sick leave
  • sick pay
  • annual leavePaid time off work that an employee is entitled to each year for holidays and rest, usually counted in days.
  • absenteeismFrequent or regular absence from work, especially without a good reason, and the level of such absence in a company.
  • wellbeingThe physical and mental health and general happiness of employees, and the programmes a company offers to support them.
  • payrollThe process of calculating and paying employees' wages, including tax and other deductions; also the list of people a company pays.

More terms: Working Time & Leave

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