I'm coming towards the end of my 3 month probation period at my job. The company has a policy regarding unpaid time off. My issue is that my employer is requiring documentation when one does take unpaid time off. I don't agree with this new policy. I feel like I have to reveal more of my personal business than they need to know and like a child at school being required to bring in a Dr note or some other form of documentation.

Am I wrong??

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Not wrong, but seems like that’s the only way to get unpaid time off and if you want the time off, you don’t have a choice but to submit some form of documentation.

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You are not wrong, some employers are definitely a lot more overbearing than others and actively antagonize their employees without realizing it. Company policy is company policy, though; as long as it's legal, there's nothing stopping them from requiring you to jump through whatever hoops they want.

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I would agree if you were talking about paid time off. You've earned that and it is for a specific number of days. Unpaid leave is more open-ended. The company needs to know how long you will be out and at least a general idea as to why. If you need to take an unpaid day off because you don't have PTO available, and it's an urgent matter, let your manager know just like you would if you were calling in sick. If it's a scheduled absence, it doesn't harm your privacy to tell them a general "doctor's appointment." Remember, the work week hours that you get paid for are not yours, they're the company's. They have a right to know how those hours are being used.

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Nope.

That's the point....is this sort policy legal???

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You're not wrong. I don't feel like you shoudl have to prove what you are doing on a day where you aren't being paid. I can kind of understand if you take sick time and are being paid, they might require documentation but not for unpaid time off. I have never heard of such a thing

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