I was talking to my boss today about the best way to handle unused sick time at the end of the year. I think it's best to let it roll over, because if you pay it out, you are essentially incentivizing employees to work when they are sick, because they will get more pay at the end of the year, than if they had taken their days.
He argued that paying it out makes it less likely that people will call in sick when they really aren't. That a person who had accumulated a lot of hours might suddenly call out for a long time, which would disrupt the schedule. But such a thing is possible for an actual sickness too.
What do the people of antiwork think?