unpaid leave
Time off, uncompensated
Unpaid leave is time off from work during which an employee receives no wages but typically retains their job and benefits.
It may be granted for personal reasons, family emergencies, medical needs, or extended travel: She took six weeks of unpaid leave to care for her mother.
Some unpaid leave is legally protected, as under the Family and Medical Leave Act in the United States.
- FMLAJob-protected family leave law
- family emergencyUrgent situation affecting relatives
- furloughGranted absence from work
- job protectionSafeguards against unjust firing
- statutory rightsProtections codified in legislation
career break · labor law · workplace policy · employment contract · vacation · time off · burnout · compliance · return · back to work · hiatus · request · policy · paperwork · HR · human resources · stress · temporary
- parental leaveFMLA, maternity pay, paternity pay, parental benefits
- workplace rightsemployment rights, workplace rights, job protection, job security, workplace safety
- leavevacation, vacation days, PTO, time off, paid time off
- time offvacation, holiday, weekend, break, rest
- work leavevacation days, FMLA, personal days, jury duty, short-term disability
- disciplinary actionsreprimand, warning, suspension, demotion, firing
unpaid leavepaid leave
Absence with continued wages
paid time off · PTO · paid vacation · sabbatical · paid family leave
unpaid leaveactive duty
Current military employment status
full-time work · on the job · at work · on duty · working