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Sick Leave
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Definition
: An absence from work permitted because of illness or the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay employees who are sick. (Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1981)
permitted absence for sickness, often paid leave
Other names
Sick Days; Illness Days; Disability Leave; Sick Day; Leaves, Disability; Leave, Sick; Leave, Disability; Illness Day; Disability Leaves; Days, Sick; Days, Illness; Day, Sick; Day, Illness
