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[quote=Anonymous]I have been been at my job for 2 months. One of my subordinates has taken 80+ hours of sick leave in 2 months. He is new and still on probation and has no sick leave left and has been taking sick leave without pay. HR has noticed this pattern and notified me and my boss that this is excessive. They have indicated that a doctor's note is required for 5 days of consecutive sick leave. My subordinate has not taken more than 3 consecutive days. Since org guidelines do not state a doctor's note is required on days 1-4, what are my options? The organization I work for is a state government agency with union protection. My subordinate has stated that he has another full-time job. The current job requires everyone to disclose outside employment. He is FT at this job too. Overall I think he is a good (not stellar) employee overall but obviously this amount of sick leave is not sustainable. I am his backup and my day is shot every time he is out. I also worry that asking for a doctor's note every time he is sick is outside the boundaries of what is allowed. My gut is telling me he is working his other job.

Anyone with input??[/quote]

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