sick pay

Noun

Meaning

wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sickness benefit child benefit sick benefit disability benefit contributory benefit sickness allowance absence pay incapacity benefit money given on sick leave convalescence pay paid sick leave absence remuneration disability allowance pay given because of illness benefits for sick leave

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Hypernyms

pay wage salary earnings remuneration

Examples

But you have to ask yourself if you’d risk your life and the lives of your family for less than £9 an hour, some on no sick pay and not even the basic equipment to keep you safe – because that’s what we’re asking care workers to do right now. Source: Internet

But first, the Senate approved a $100 billion-plus of sick pay, emergency food aid, free testing and more money for Medicaid, despite Republican objections over the potential impact on small businesses saddled with a new mandate to pay sick leave. Source: Internet

Meanwhile, social care workers will receive a top-up payment to bring their statutory sick pay in line with their normal wages, if they are forced to take time off to self-isolate. Source: Internet

Gary Slade, the company’s UK chief executive, said it was “fully compliant” with the government’s sick pay guidelines and that anyone who displayed Covid-19 symptoms was being sent home to self-isolate. Source: Internet

He said the Met initially paid £100,000 in sick pay as well as pension contributions and Williams was paid nearly £11,500 by dog owners. Source: Internet

If you're fallen ill and in the meantime your employer has had to shut down, you should first get statutory sick pay first, but can be furloughed after this. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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