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sickness benefit
sickness benefit n 1. (Social Welfare) (formerly, in the British National Insurance scheme) a weekly payment made to a person who had been off work through illness for more than three days and less than six months; replaced by incapacity benefit in 1995 2. (Social Welfare) (in New Zealand) a payment made by the Department of Social Welfare to a person unable to work owing to a medical condition Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sickness benefit - money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to worksick benefitBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdombenefit - financial assistance in time of need |
Translationsindennit... di malattianauseasickness benefit
sickness benefit the TRANSFER PAYMENTS in cash or kind made to persons who are unable to work because of illness to provide them with some minimum standard of living until they can return to paid employment. In most countries, workers in employment pay NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS to the government in return for sickness benefit rights. See also GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, SOCIAL-SECURITY BENEFITS.sickness benefit
Related to sickness benefit: Incapacity benefitSynonyms for sickness benefitnoun money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to workSynonymsRelated Words- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- benefit
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