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In the UK, it is very clear (in law as well as in practice) that employees have Personal Leave and Public Holidays (which have to be paid) and Parental Leave (which is sometimes paid, but not mandatory).
Time off for illness of yourself or a dependent may not be counted against your designated holiday, but in law does not have to be paid at your full daily rate. New staff (which I think in law means less than 12 months service) do not have to be paid at all if off sick.
The law here also grants the same rights to contractors IF they do more than a certain proportion of their work for the same business. This was brought in fairly recently to combat companies moving full time staff onto bogus self employed contracts to avoid paying them holiday and sick pay.
In my case, my deciding factor is whether I can drive safely. If I can get myself to work, I can do some work. I have been sent home sick once in the past few years, and called in sick once or maybe twice. I've taken time off for childcare a couple of times, but my employer is very flexible and so am I (the company is really good about letting parents have time for family, as all the bosses have family too).
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