How to Use sick leave in a Sentence

sick leave

noun
Definition of sick leavenext
  • He's been on sick leave since last Thursday.
  • We are allotted three weeks annual sick leave.
  • Many don't have paid sick leave and need to keep up with their bills.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The call for more paid sick leave was a major sticking point in the talks.
    — Kevin Freking and Josh Funk, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • And some of the big railroads will now offer paid sick leave.
    — Lee Powell, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • My sick leave was six months of full pay and six months of half-pay per annum.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 3 July 2023
  • At the end of each year, unused sick leave balance can be cashed out.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Those with little or no sick leave may lose their jobs.
    — Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The update came on the same day that the King’s two-week sick leave ended, according to the palace.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
  • As the days went by, Moore used up her sick leave, then her vacation days.
    — Maryam Jameel, ProPublica, 16 July 2021
  • Some workers and labor groups say the law deprives them of such rights as sick leave.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 14 Mar. 2023
  • That number has barely budged since the start of the pandemic, when 75% had paid sick leave.
    — Emily Barone, Time, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Both offices provide staffers with two weeks of sick leave.
    — Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2021
  • For those who aren’t paid — about one-fifth of the U.S. workforce lacks sick leave — their jobs won’t be counted by the government.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The advent of remote work is also changing the culture around sick leave.
    — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Now, the agreement—without the sick leave provision—goes to the White House, where Biden is expected to sign it.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Even when paid sick leave is available, workers aren’t always made aware of it.
    — Anne D'innocenzio and Dee-Ann Durbin, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Even when paid sick leave is available, workers aren't always made aware of it.
    — CBS News, 10 Jan. 2022
  • By contrast, roughly half of workers on the low end of the wage scale lack paid sick leave or vacation time.
    — Elizabeth C. Tippett, Chron, 2 July 2022
  • But many of the workers who benefit from sick leave policies can work from home.
    — Gabriel T. Rubin, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Domestic workers fell sick, and few had health care or sick leave.
    — New York Times, 16 Apr. 2022
  • But the man on horseback turned out to be her brother-in-law, Stewart Stranahan, who was home on sick leave from the Army of the Potomac.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2021
  • The votes on the minimum wage and paid sick leave came on a day when protesters flooded the Capitol on many bills.
    — Daniel Funke, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
  • There are tax breaks for companies that offer paid sick leave.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 22 July 2021
  • Ashman returned to work on Wednesday after two days of sick leave.
    — NBC News, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Older firefighters tend to take more sick leave, Richards said.
    — Ringgold Volunteer Fire and Rescue, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2021
  • This year, sick leave was at a record high with mental health being cited as the main reason for needing to take time off work.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Ill workers who don’t have sick leave must decide whether to work and get paid or stay home and reduce the risk of getting others sick.
    — Harriet Torry, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Officials have also said there will be relaxed restrictions on sick leave to care for family members.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 16 July 2024
  • For many families, that’s easier said than done, because about 34 million working Americans don’t have access to paid sick leave.
    — Brian Castrucci, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024

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