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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

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

There’d be paid days off, paid holidays, vacation pay, health benefits and the person would get to travel with us.

From Slate Jan. 25, 2020

Burris had given him an order for his vacation pay and another guaranteeing travel expenses.

From Occasion for Disaster by Randall Garrett

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