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. 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.

3. Senator Sanders:

   De Blasio knows that the only way we can defeat Donald Trump is by uniting people from all backgrounds around an agenda that speaks to the needs of working families, jane and I grew up in Brooklyn and we are so proud to have the support of a New York City mayor fighting every day to improve the lives of New Yorkers. Bill is a leading example of what bringing the Democratic Party together around so-called' radical ideas' like universal pre-K, paid family and sick leave, and defending immigrant neighbors can do for our country.

4. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi:

   This means not only providing mask and social distancing measures in the workplace, but also putting pressure on business owners to provide paid sick leave to workers so that people don't have to make the decision between going to work while they're sick and potentially infecting others, or paying rent or providing food at home.

5. Gilbert Cisneros:

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