12 Facts About Sick leave

Sick leave is paid time off from work that workers can use to stay home to address their health needs without losing pay.

Sick leave can include a mental health day and taking time away from work to go to a scheduled doctor's appointment.

Menstrual Sick leave is another type of time off work for a health-related reason, but it is not always paid.

Workers without paid sick leave are less likely to obtain preventive medical care, such as cancer screenings and flu shots.

Parents who have access to paid sick leave are more likely to take time away from work to care for their sick kids.

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Workers without access to paid sick leave will go to work while sick, which spreads the infections to other workers.

Sick leave has its origins in trade union campaigns for its inclusion in industrial agreements.

From 1935 to the 1970s, paid sick leave was gradually introduced into federal awards until 10 days sick leave per year became standard.

The minimum sick leave is three months long for employees with less than a ten-year cumulative work history and less than five years' seniority with their current employer.

In France paid sick leave is paid partly by social security and partly by the employer.

Sick leave is the leave that an employee is legally entitled to when the employee is out of work due to illness.

When paid sick leave is required by law, workers tended to take two more days off work each year.