time off
noun[U]
HRukusaperiodoftimewhen you do notworkbecause ofillnessorholidays, or becauseyouremployerhas given youpermissionto do somethingelse:
take/have time offOne in fiveemployeesadmitsto takingtimeoff because ofstress.
get/be given/receive time offStaffcan gettimeoff for acloserelative'sfuneralbut not for thefuneralof afriend.
time off to do sthIncreasingnumbersoffatherswanttimeoff tocarefortheirchildren.
time off for sthResearchrevealedthat more than 241,000peoplehad beenunableto take anytimeoff for aholidayin the lastyear.
There arerulescoveringtimeoffworkformaternityleave,sickness, or othertemporaryabsence.
time off from sthShedecidedto take sometimeoff fromworkinordertofocuson herfamily.
additional/extra/more time offThecompanyhasintroducedavolunteerinitiativethatletstheirworkersuseflexibleschedulesto takeadditionaltimeoff forprojectsin thecommunity.
paid/unpaidtimeoff