sick pay
Bedridden employee's income
Sick pay is wages or salary paid to an employee who is absent from work due to illness.
Some employers provide sick pay as a benefit; others don't.
She used up all her sick pay recovering from surgery.
In countries with stronger labor protections, sick pay is often mandated by law.
Payment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- earningsMoney gained from work
- remunerationPayment for work done
- income replacementFunds covering lost earnings
wage replacement · daily rate · hourly rate · direct deposit · paycheck
Assumed right to benefits
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- perquisiteBenefit beyond salary
privilege · employee benefits · paid time off · compensation package · fringe benefit
State of poor health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- hospitalizationFormal entry into medical care
- treatmentCare for an ailment
symptoms · diagnosis · infection · disease · surgery · therapy · rehabilitation · chronic condition
Established by enacted law
- labor lawsStatutes governing workplace conditions
- employment rightsWorkers' legal entitlements
- human resourcesEmployee administration department
- payrollStaff wages collectively
eligibility · accrual · waiting period · documentation · verification · compliance · regulations · collective bargaining
Authorized extended time off
- absenteeismHabitual failure to attend
- time offScheduled absence from duties
- medical leaveAbsence due to illness
- short-term disabilityBrief inability to work
long-term disability · return to work · doctor's note · medical certificate · self-certification · recuperation
wages
Payment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- earningsMoney gained from work
- remunerationPayment for work done
income replacement · wage replacement · daily rate · hourly rate · direct deposit · paycheck
entitlement
Assumed right to benefits
perquisite · privilege · employee benefits · paid time off · compensation package · fringe benefit
illness
State of poor health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- hospitalizationFormal entry into medical care
treatment · symptoms · diagnosis · infection · disease · surgery · therapy · rehabilitation · chronic condition · acute illness
statutory
Established by enacted law
- labor lawsStatutes governing workplace conditions
- employment rightsWorkers' legal entitlements
- human resourcesEmployee administration department
payroll · eligibility · accrual · waiting period · documentation · verification · compliance · regulations · collective bargaining · union contract
leave of absence
Authorized extended time off
- absenteeismHabitual failure to attend
- time offScheduled absence from duties
- medical leaveAbsence due to illness
short-term disability · long-term disability · return to work · doctor's note · medical certificate · self-certification · recuperation
- compensationsalary, income, wage, bonus, wages
- employee benefitshealth insurance, pension, 401k, 401(k), retirement
- employee compensationsalary, base salary, wages, bonuses, benefits package
- payroll costssalaries, bonuses, payroll taxes, commissions, 401k match
- public paysalary, base salary, salary scales, salary structure, wage scales
- UK Benefitshousing benefit, child benefit, income support, child tax credit, state pension
sick payvacation pay
Wages during time off
performance bonus · productivity bonus · incentive pay · holiday pay · commission
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