holiday leave
Paid absence period
Holiday leave is time off from work for holidays, whether public holidays like Christmas or personal vacation days.
The term is more common in British English and formal employment contexts, where it often appears in contracts and HR policies: She has twenty days of holiday leave per year.
In American usage, vacation time or PTO (paid time off) are more typical.
- vacationLeisure time away
- time offScheduled absence from duties
- paid time offEmployer-granted leave with pay
- breakInterrupt continuity
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
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holiday leavework
Effort toward a goal
working hours · duty · active duty · active service · workday
holiday leavesick leave
Authorized absence when unwell
sick day · medical leave · bereavement leave · emergency leave · compassionate leave
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