0 money paid by the government to someone who cannot work because of illness --
1 money a worker is paid by their government because they cannot work as a result of illness or injury: --
2 time away from work for illness or extra money to help with illness that a company offers to workers: --
They can now draw sickness benefit in addition to compensation, and they can also draw constant attendance allowance.
Sickness benefit is paid for incapacity for work and it is for the independent statutory authorities to decide whether a particular claimant satisfies this requirement.
She received her pension as sickness benefit at the same rate for those weeks.
That legislation created sickness benefit, which became known as the medical benefit scheme, and was the kernel of what became the national health service.
After his death the committee certified for a further payment of sickness benefit for eight days to the date of death.
But no sickness benefit can be paid to dependants in that case.
If the hospital represents an equivalent to anything, it is mainly the equivalent of the medical benefit, and not the equivalent of the sickness benefit.
They always gave their full sickness benefit to their members when in hospital, and they evidently desire to continue that practice.
