How to express taking paid time-off in a sentence

Question

I would like to have a sentence to indicate a person is on two days of paid time-off.

Could I form a sentence like,

"He is on two days paid time off."

"He is on paid time off for two days".

Please let me know which one is correct.

user2683 · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-12 03:38:22Z

up vote 3 down vote accepted

You could write

He is on two days of paid leave.

answered Jul 12 '12 at 3:38

user2683

	thank you very much – Narresh Jul 12 '12 at 3:42
	+1 Also, FYI long periods of paid-leave (months) are often referred to as `gardening leave`. – 5arx Jul 15 '12 at 20:30

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