• Benefits — Employee benefits typically include paid vacations, health benefits, sick pay and unpaid leave for extended illness, pregnancy or family matters. (petbusiness.com)
If you have suffered any kind of extended illness it will take a serious effort to get back to your old routines. (how-to-prevent-pre-diabetes.com)
Of course, things like extended illnesses, a death in the family, or religious holidays can always force an employee to miss work. (inc.com)