LWOP
8.2
A period when a worker is away from work and is not paid
- noun
- Formal
:
licencia sin sueldo
- After taking LWOP for six months, she decided to return to her job.
Examples
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During his LWOP period, he focused on his health and spent time with family.
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Many employees choose LWOP to deal with personal issues without risking their job.
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Does the supervisor have the discretionary fortitude to keep the employee on extended LWOP?
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Synonyms
443
3.8
Official permission to be absent from work or duty
is the unpaid form of such permission or absence
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3.9
A period when someone is officially allowed to be away from work or school
is an absence that explicitly involves not receiving pay
Surface Forms
Etymology
LWOP stands for leave without pay, which is made of leave ('time away'), without ('not having') and pay ('money'). So LWOP is time off from work when a person does not get paid.