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Originally Posted by montsnmags
... Sick leave accumulates here. When I left my last job I had more sick leave than I had long service leave accumulated (and with 19 years service, that was a fair whack). The difference is, when I left, my annual and long service leave accumulations got paid out. My sick leave didn't. Some see this as an "incentive" to use their sick leave. Thus, the "sickie" (it can just mean a "sick day", but it's often used with a nudge and a wink to mean a sick day taken when not sick).
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Sick leave works the same way in Civil Service; which is why when folks get near retirement, they suddenly get sick for weeks at a time. You get paid for accrued annual leave, but not for sick leave.
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Originally Posted by montsnmags
... The Loved One had a massive heart attack early on (age: 34). He had to have months off work. I was always conscious of that (we'd worked together for a few years by then), and I wanted sick leave in reserve should something bad befall me. I lost that accumulation when I was given a DCM, but I always felt good having it there when I was employed.
Cheers,
Marc
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That's really young to be having cardiac problems, but it just goes to show how uncertain life can be. You just never know.