diff --git a/core/forms.py b/core/forms.py
index fe7c0fa..338451a 100644
--- a/core/forms.py
+++ b/core/forms.py
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ class AbsenceLogForm(forms.ModelForm):
         help_text='Optional — narrows the worker list below.',
     )
     workers = forms.ModelMultipleChoiceField(
-        queryset=Worker.objects.filter(active=True),
+        queryset=Worker.objects.filter(active=True).exclude(pay_type='fixed'),
         widget=forms.CheckboxSelectMultiple,
     )
 
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ class AbsenceLogForm(forms.ModelForm):
                     active=True,
                     teams__supervisor=user,
                     teams__active=True,
-                ).distinct()
+                ).exclude(pay_type='fixed').distinct()
             )
             # Project dropdown — only projects this supervisor is assigned to.
             # Mirrors the AttendanceLogForm supervisor scoping pattern.
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ class AbsenceEditForm(forms.ModelForm):
     def __init__(self, *args, user=None, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         # Default: every active worker. Admins (staff/superuser) keep this list.
-        self.fields['worker'].queryset = Worker.objects.filter(active=True)
+        self.fields['worker'].queryset = Worker.objects.filter(active=True).exclude(pay_type='fixed')
         # Project is optional — leave blank for non-project absences.
         self.fields['project'].required = False
         # Supervisor scope: when a non-admin opens the edit form, the worker
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ class AbsenceEditForm(forms.ModelForm):
                 active=True,
                 teams__supervisor=user,
                 teams__active=True,
-            ).distinct()
+            ).exclude(pay_type='fixed').distinct()
             self.fields['project'].queryset = Project.objects.filter(
                 active=True, supervisors=user,
             )
diff --git a/core/tests.py b/core/tests.py
index b199117..ac39d1b 100644
--- a/core/tests.py
+++ b/core/tests.py
@@ -3500,3 +3500,46 @@ class ManagerSalariedAttendanceExclusionTests(TestCase):
         ids = tw_map.get(str(self.team.id)) or tw_map.get(self.team.id) or []
         self.assertIn(self.daily.id, ids)
         self.assertNotIn(self.mgr.id, ids)
+
+
+# === MANAGER / SALARIED ABSENCE-PICKER EXCLUSION TESTS (Task 4) ===
+# A pay_type='fixed' manager must be impossible to mark absent — the
+# AbsenceLogForm worker picker (admin default + supervisor branch) and
+# the AbsenceEditForm worker picker (admin + supervisor branch) must
+# exclude fixed-salary workers. (Managers stay selectable in payroll
+# modals / team-edit — those are NOT touched by this task.)
+
+class ManagerSalariedAbsenceExclusionTests(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.admin = User.objects.create_user('msab_admin', password='x', is_staff=True)
+        self.sup = User.objects.create_user('msab_sup', password='x')
+        self.daily = Worker.objects.create(
+            name='Abs Daily', id_number='MSAB-D', monthly_salary=Decimal('6000'))
+        self.mgr = Worker.objects.create(
+            name='Abs Mgr', id_number='MSAB-M', monthly_salary=Decimal('40000'),
+            pay_type='fixed')
+        self.team = Team.objects.create(name='MSAB Team', supervisor=self.sup, active=True)
+        self.team.workers.add(self.daily, self.mgr)
+
+    def test_absencelog_admin_excludes_fixed(self):
+        from core.forms import AbsenceLogForm
+        qs = AbsenceLogForm(user=self.admin).fields['workers'].queryset
+        self.assertIn(self.daily, qs)
+        self.assertNotIn(self.mgr, qs)
+
+    def test_absencelog_supervisor_excludes_fixed(self):
+        from core.forms import AbsenceLogForm
+        qs = AbsenceLogForm(user=self.sup).fields['workers'].queryset
+        self.assertIn(self.daily, qs)
+        self.assertNotIn(self.mgr, qs)
+
+    def test_absenceedit_admin_excludes_fixed(self):
+        from core.forms import AbsenceEditForm
+        qs = AbsenceEditForm(user=self.admin).fields['worker'].queryset
+        self.assertIn(self.daily, qs)
+        self.assertNotIn(self.mgr, qs)
+
+    def test_absenceedit_supervisor_excludes_fixed(self):
+        from core.forms import AbsenceEditForm
+        qs = AbsenceEditForm(user=self.sup).fields['worker'].queryset
+        self.assertNotIn(self.mgr, qs)