It means that: 1. The employee doesn't come to work sick because that is not considerate. 2. The employer provides a reasonable amount of sick time which is com

It means that: 1. The employee doesn't come to work sick because that is not considerate. 2. The employer provides a reasonable amount of sick time which is compatible with her staying in business. 3. The employee uses the sick time when she is sick. 4. When the employee is sick for longer than she has sick time, she can ask the employer for some accommodation which the employer can grant at her discretion. This may seem like a description of some quaint and fantastical world in which people are considerate of their coworkers and they don't dishonestly use sick time for vacation, but there's your answer.