- sickness benefit
- noun (in the UK) benefit paid weekly by the state to an individual for sickness which interrupts paid employment.
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sickness benefit
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sickness benefit — ➔ benefit1 * * * sickness benefit UK US noun UK ► [U] GOVERNMENT, WORKPLACE money a worker is paid by their government because they cannot work as a result of illness or injury: »It is not possible to claim sickness benefit and work at the same… … Financial and business terms
sickness benefit — sickness .benefit n [U] BrE money paid by the government to someone who is too ill to work … Dictionary of contemporary English
sickness benefit — noun money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work • Syn: ↑sick benefit • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sickness benefit — N UNCOUNT Sickness benefit is money that you receive regularly from the government when you are unable to work because of illness. [BRIT] … English dictionary
sickness benefit — noun (U) BrE money paid by the government to someone who is too sick to work … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sickness benefit — UK / US noun [uncountable] British money that the government gives to someone who cannot work because they are ill … English dictionary
sickness benefit — /ˈsɪknəs bɛnəfət/ (say siknuhs benuhfuht) noun a regular social security payment made to a person temporarily unable to work because of illness or accident …
benefit — See security proceeds Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary * * * ▪ I. benefit ben‧e‧fit 1 [ˈbenfɪt] noun 1. [countable] a good effect or advantage that something has, for example a product or service: • We will focus our marketing message… … Financial and business terms
sickness — n. 1 the state of being ill; disease. 2 a specified disease (sleeping sickness). 3 vomiting or a tendency to vomit. Phrases and idioms: sickness benefit (in the UK) benefit paid by the State for sickness interrupting paid employment. Etymology:… … Useful english dictionary
Sickness Insurance (Industry) Convention, 1927 — Infobox ILO convention code= C24 name= Sickness Insurance (Industry) Convention, 1927 adopt= June 15, 1927 force= July 15, 1928 classify= Medical Care and Sickness Benefit subject= Social Security prev= Repatriation of Seamen Convention, 1926… … Wikipedia
