Off sick / sick leave

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Off sick / sick leave
Message from sabrina1011 posted on 29-08-2013 at 15:38:15 (D | E | F)
Hello,
I have got a question again.
What is the difference between " off sick" and " sick leave"?
Thank you for your help.
Have a good day!
Sabrina

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Edited by lucile83 on 29-08-2013 21:28

Re: Off sick / sick leave from passenger75, posted on 29-08-2013 at 21:22:34 (D | E)
Hello,

We say sick leave when we want mention the action(as a noun).But as I know we use off sick is somehow an adjective phrase.We say "I was off sick." Versus "I got a sick leave."
By the way,I'm a non-native Anglophone and I don't know whether or not I implied the note.
Have a nice time.

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Edited by passenger75 on 29-08-2013 21:23

Re: Off sick / sick leave from bluestar, posted on 29-08-2013 at 21:52:06 (D | E)
Hello,

When a worker is absent from work because of ill-health and his employer continues to pay him during this period, this is called sick leave. In some companies this is a matter of company policy, subject to a certain time limit.."Off sick" simply means missing because of illness.

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