sick time
noun
: the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay workers who are unable to work because they are sick
three weeks annual sick time
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Less Sick Time The amount of sick time employees take has climbed recently.
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Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
When accounting for sick time, health insurance and retirement, the mileage rate needed to rise to at least $1.20.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2025
The court’s ruling, however, wiped out the 2018 changes and established a date of Feb. 21, 2025, for a new minimum wage scale and paid sick time policy to take effect.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
Employers pay for sick time while employees are hospitalized, which could extend for several weeks depending on the severity of the illness or condition.
—Ahzam Afzal, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
When accounting for sick time, health insurance and retirement, the mileage rate needed to rise to at least $1.20.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2025
The court’s ruling, however, wiped out the 2018 changes and established a date of Feb. 21, 2025, for a new minimum wage scale and paid sick time policy to take effect.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
Employers pay for sick time while employees are hospitalized, which could extend for several weeks depending on the severity of the illness or condition.
—Ahzam Afzal, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sick time
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“Sick time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick%20time. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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