sick-benefit

An employee receives a sick-benefit payment after a medical leave.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sickness allowance: "sick-benefit" refers to a regular payment made by an employer, a government scheme, or an insurance policy to a person who is unable to work due to illness or injury. It is a form of financial support during a period of ill health.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • After his surgery, he received sick-benefit for three months. (He was paid a regular allowance because he could not work while recovering.)
  • The government provides sick-benefit to employees who are too ill to perform their duties. (A financial payment is given to workers who are sick.)

Advanced Usage

• "to claim sick-benefit": to apply for or request the payment due to illness.

  • She had to submit a doctor's note to claim sick-benefit. (She needed medical evidence to receive the allowance.)

• "to be on sick-benefit": to be receiving the payment regularly.

  • He has been on sick-benefit since the accident. (He is currently receiving the allowance.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sick pay (n): a specific term often used interchangeably with sick-benefit, especially in employment contexts.

  • The company offers full sick pay for the first two weeks of illness. (The employer pays the employee's usual salary during sickness.)

• Sickness benefit (n): an alternative spelling or phrasing, often used in official documents.

  • Sickness benefit is calculated based on your average earnings. (The allowance is determined by income.)

• Benefit (n): a broader term for any financial payment or advantage.

  • She receives unemployment benefit as well as sick-benefit. (She gets two types of financial support.)

Synonyms

• Sickness allowance: a regular payment given during illness.
• Disability benefit: a similar payment for long-term or permanent incapacity.
• Medical leave pay: compensation during a period of authorised absence due to health.

Related Idioms

• On the sick list: a phrase meaning officially recorded as ill and receiving sick-benefit.

  • He has been on the sick list for a month. (He is listed as sick and receiving the allowance.)

• Live on benefits: to rely on government payments, including sick-benefit, for income.

  • She had to live on benefits after her chronic condition worsened. (Her only income came from allowances like sick-benefit.)