Jim Breen <jimbreen@gmail.com> wrote:
> Declan Murphy wrote:
> > Paid sick leave isn't mandatory? In Australia at least, it is normal
> > for an employee to receive a percentage (75% or so) of unused sick
> > leave when they leave the company or organisation.

> News to me. I left 3 organizations (government, private, university)
> and never got a cent from unused sick leave.

Fairly standard in the US as well. You get your vacation days, though,
which is why you should always define an individual day off as a 
"mental health day".

Mike