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vacation pay

British  

noun

  1. the wages which an employee is legally entitled to receive either as a paid vacation or in lieu of it

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She will also receive $19,380 in vacation pay, and her 368 hours of sick leave will be restored.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2022

They said they were given no severance and only one-third of their vacation pay and added that the only communication they received from Schaffner came from emails.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2022

Already, private-duty nurses like Ms. Hankins make far less than they would in hospitals, where nurses with comparable skills earn close to a six-figure salary, in addition to health benefits, vacation pay and sick days.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2021

The ruling means that Uber drivers are entitled to minimum wage, vacation pay and other legal protections.

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2021

His vacation pay, he told himself with a feeling of downright misery, was already down the drain.

From Occasion for Disaster by Garrett, Randall

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