leave of absence

leave of absence

A period of time spent away from one's job or duty with the express permission of one's employer, supervisor, etc. They let him take a leave of absence to care for his mother after her car accident. She's taking a leave of absence to finish her master's degree.
See also: absence, leave, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

leave of absence

a period of time away from one's job, with the employer's permission. Mr. Takaguchi is on leave of absence because he is going back to school. His leave of absence is expected to end next month.
See also: absence, leave, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

leave of ˈabsence

(formal) permission to be away from work for a particular period of time: Several of my colleagues have had leave of absence to go on training courses.
See also: absence, leave, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • a full-time job
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at doorstep
  • better (to be) safe than sorry
  • better safe than sorry
  • at (one's) expense
  • at expense
  • at somebody's expense
  • at someone's expense
  • be remembered as (something)
References in periodicals archive
"Where leave of absence during term time is requested, for a holiday or other reason, the headteacher may only approve this in exceptional circumstances."
Women are more likely to be caregivers than men, and the number of caregiver workers in the study sample who were planning to ask for a leave of absence was too small for the data about gender differences to be statistically significant.
The Council member M.K.Sivajilingham of Tamil National Alliance made intervention and urged that such leave of absence should not be granted to Kandasamy Kamalendran.
Patrick Mooney, the company's CEO, president and chairman of the board, is taking an immediate leave of absence.
Namin said he would provide an explanation at a future committee meeting, but shortly after was granted the leave of absence. He did not attend last night's meeting.
In a statement, Lloyds said: "The board of Lloyds Banking Group announces that, following medical advice, Antonio Horta-Osorio is taking a temporary leave of absence from his duties as group chief executive of the bank, due to illness."
Meanwhile, married women who work full-time were more likely to take a leave of absence for childrearing after they give birth if their employers are big corporations or government offices, the same survey showed.
Jobs had battled cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transplant in 2009 after taking a leave of absence for unspecified health problems.
Summary: Steve Jobs says he will take leave of absence from technology firm to focus on his health for second time in two years.
13 for denying a Muslim schoolteacher's request for a leave of absence so she could perform the hajj, the pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca.
Chairman and CEO Lloyd Malchow is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence to undergo cancer treatment.
Specifically, Michelle's Law prevents a group health plan from terminating coverage of a dependent child due to a medically necessary leave of absence, before the earlier of:
During the interim period, Rioux will take a leave of absence from his position on the board of trustees.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has returned to work on schedule after taking a six-month leave of absence due to medical issues, the company said.<p>He will be working at the Apple offices for a few days a week and working from home the remaining days, said Katie Cotton, an Apple spokeswoman, in an e-mail.<p>"We are very glad to have him back," Cotton said.<p>Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, took a leave of absence from Apple in January, citing health issues.