Glossary

This glossary provides clear definitions and explanations for various types of leave to help you understand and comply with your country's leave laws. Here are the key terms you need to know:

A

Absence Management

Absenteeism

Accrual

Adoption Leave

Allotment

Annual Leave

Authorized Leave

B

Bereavement Leave

Blackout Periods

Burnout

C

Carryover

Childcare Leave

Compassionate Leave

Compensatory Time

Crime Victims’ Leave

D

Disability Leave

Doctor’s Appointment Leave

Domestic Violence Leave

Donor Leave

E

Educational Leave

Emergency Leave

Entitlement

Extended Sick Leave

F

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Family Bonding Leave

Family Leave

Family Military Leave (under the FMLA)

Flextime

Floating Holiday

Funeral Leave

Furlough

G

Global Teams

H

Holiday Leave

Hourly Leave

I

Illness Reporting

In-Lieu of Holiday

Injury Leave

Intermittent Leave

J

Jury Duty Leave

L

Leave Accrual Cap

Leave Balance

Leave Bank

Leave Benefits

Leave Management System

Leave of Absence

Leave Policy

Leave Quota

Leave Reporting

Leave Request

Leave Without Pay (LWOP)

Lump-Sum PTO

M

Maternity Leave

Medical Leave

Mental Health Days

Military Leave

N

Non-Exempt Employees

O

Occupational Injuries / Diseases

Organ Donation Leave

P

Paid Leave

Paid Leave “For Any Reason”

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Part-Time Employees

Paternity Leave

Personal Leave

Pregnancy Disability Leave

Pregnancy Leave

PTO

PTO Policy

R

Recreational Leave

Religious Leave

Remote Teams

Reserve Duty Leave

Rolling Calendar Year

Rollover

S

Sabbatical Leave

Short-Term Disability

Sick Leave

Study Leave

T

Temporary Disability Leave

Time Off to Vote

Time-Off Bank

Time-Off Request

U

Unlimited PTO

Unpaid Leave

Unscheduled Leave

Unused Leave

V

Vacation Accrual Rate

Vacation Leave

Vested Sick Leave

Voluntary Time Off

Volunteer Leave

Voting Leave

W

Waiting Period

Work-Life Balance