But we're talking about employees. In some firms it costs to take a day off. Employees are paid only when they show up. As a consequence, many people show up when you'd rather they stayed at home. If you want to pay for time off, here are some of the issues you may consider.
Employers typically give more vacation time than sick time.
If you have a disability plan sick time is used for minor illness and the disability plan kicks in for major illnesses or injuries that keep an employee away from work. Or you may set it up so employees can earn increases in their vacation time either through promotions, salary increases, or mere longevity in service. With some employers, the time is lost. Other employers allow employees to bank the time for future use. If an employee leaves the employer before retirement, the employee gets a check for unused vacation time, but the unused sick time is lost.