[VeniVidiVici]

I can’t answer for that department. But where I worked we were charged by the hour for sick time, not by the day.

Well, in the "normal world" that would make sense. But, in my opinion, if somebody's duty day is 24hours, if they take a sick day then their sick day accumulation should be charged 24 hours and not 8 hours.

[Munz]

>Well, in the “normal world” that would make sense. But, in my opinion, if somebody’s duty day is 24hours, if they take a sick day then their sick day accumulation should be charged 24 hours and not 8 hours.<

I would think that if they were out for “one shift” of 8 / 16 / 24 hours, that many hours should be deducted as well.
But your question comes from the article I believe. The writer may not have considered how that time is really accounted for .. or they may really be taking advantage of sick in that way. I don’t know. But I agree with you. Hour by hour that they are out should be deducted.