time that you are allowed to spend away from work because you are sick 病假
on sick leave
He has been on sick leave for more than three months.
他休病假三个多月了。
Examples from the Corpus
sick leave• I could take the afternoon off from work as sick leave.• Accumulating days for sick leaveproved to be a trap.• J Nyberg had now returned from sick leave.• Then they learn that Lincoln employeesreceive no company-paid dentalinsurancebenefits, no paid holidays, and have no sick leave.• It also accounted for 11.6% of sick leave.• She took every bit of sick leave she could.• When they go on sick leave, their aggregate take-home pay is actually higher than when they are on the job.• The woman sufferedbruising to the head and body in the impact and went on sick leave from work.
From Longman Business Dictionary
sick leaveˈsick leaveHUMAN RESOURCES
time with pay that you are allowed to be absent from work because you are ill
Werner never used a day of sick leave during his first 10 years as a firefighter.