Sick leave payout for an employee with 5-10 years of service is how much of their sick leave at the current rate of pay?

• A. 25%
• B. 50%
• C. 75%
• D. 100%

Answer: (B)

Sick-leave payout follows a tiered approach based on years of service, so the amount you can cash out scales with how long you’ve worked. For someone with 5 to 10 years of service, the policy allows a payout of 50% of the value of unused sick leave, calculated at the current rate of pay. In other words, you multiply the unused sick hours by the today’s hourly wage and then take half of that amount.

Example: if there are 200 unused hours and the current rate is $20 per hour, the payout would be 200 × 20 × 0.50 = $2,000.

Other ranges use different percentages (less than 5 years typically 25%, over 10 years but within a higher bracket would be higher than 50%, up to 100% for long service), which is why 50% is the correct figure for 5–10 years.