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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I have carefully saved my leave and my coworker constantly uses it for all kinds of things.  She now gets free leave for claiming Corona and I spend my leave. Advancing leave is fine but just giving it out seems a bit out of control.[/quote]

What free leave?  I’m also not sure what you are implying- is your coworker using sick leave improperly, i.e. for reasons other than illness or doctors appointments?[/quote]

Worker 1 takes full days of for a 20 minute dental appointment, mental health days, etc.  Worker 2 schedules appointments on her off days and only uses sick leave for illnesses.  Worker one is nowpaid to stay home because she is now actually sick but has no leave.  Worker 2 is using the sick she carefully saved.  Now I realize there are people who just started or are recovering from a major illness that have legitimate reasons for not having leave...but many people  do not save it for an actual sickness.  [/quote]

Why would worker 2 use the sick leave she saved? I am imagining a scenario in which all employees regardless of leave balances are entitled to take some form of admin leave for any quarantine/diagnosis since this is such a unique scenario in which all hands are on deck.[/quote]

DP.  They could do that, but it seems more likely they would only give admin leave after you’ve exhausted all, or at least most, of your other leave.  [/quote]

We have admin leave for all sorts of unique situations like bone marrow donation. Why shouldn’t COVID be a special category of leave?[/quote]

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