Glossary:Paid sick leave
Flat-rate or earnings-related payments intended to compensate the protected person in full or in part for the loss of earnings caused by temporary inability to work due to sickness or injury. These benefits may be paid by autonomous social protection schemes, but they may also be provided by the employer in the form of continued payment of wages and salaries during the period of sickness. For reasons of convenience, paid leave in case of sickness or injury of a dependent family member (in most case a child) is also reported under this heading.