sick leave noun
[noncount] 1 : the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay workers who are unable to work because they are sick
▪ employee benefits such as vacation time and sick leave ▪ We are allotted three weeks annual sick leave. —called also sick time 2 : an absence from work because of sickness
▪ He's been on sick leave since last Thursday.
▪ employee benefits such as vacation time and sick leave ▪ We are allotted three weeks annual sick leave. —called also sick time
▪ He's been on sick leave since last Thursday.
