diff --git a/core/tests.py b/core/tests.py
index ac39d1b..e1a2214 100644
--- a/core/tests.py
+++ b/core/tests.py
@@ -3542,4 +3542,47 @@ class ManagerSalariedAbsenceExclusionTests(TestCase):
     def test_absenceedit_supervisor_excludes_fixed(self):
         from core.forms import AbsenceEditForm
         qs = AbsenceEditForm(user=self.sup).fields['worker'].queryset
+        self.assertIn(self.daily, qs)
         self.assertNotIn(self.mgr, qs)
+
+    def test_absence_log_post_rejects_manager_id(self):
+        """Behavioral guard (matches Task 3's POST-level rigor): the
+        ModelMultipleChoiceField re-validates submitted worker ids against
+        its excluded-fixed queryset. POSTing a manager's id must be rejected
+        with a `workers` form error and create ZERO Absence rows for the
+        manager — which also prevents the underlying bug this feature exists
+        to stop: a paid manager-absence auto-creating a Bonus
+        PayrollAdjustment at daily_rate. A daily worker POSTed with the SAME
+        payload succeeds, proving the rejection is specific to the manager
+        (pay_type='fixed') and not a broken payload."""
+        self.client.force_login(self.admin)
+
+        # --- Manager id is rejected ---
+        resp = self.client.post(reverse('absence_log'), data={
+            'date': '2026-05-14',
+            'reason': 'sick',
+            'workers': [self.mgr.id],
+            'notes': 'should be rejected',
+        })
+        # Form re-rendered (not a redirect to success/confirm flow).
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn('form', resp.context)
+        self.assertIn('workers', resp.context['form'].errors)
+        # No Absence row created for the manager — and therefore no
+        # auto-created Bonus PayrollAdjustment leaking at daily_rate.
+        self.assertEqual(Absence.objects.filter(worker=self.mgr).count(), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            PayrollAdjustment.objects.filter(worker=self.mgr).count(), 0)
+
+        # --- Positive control: daily worker, identical payload, succeeds ---
+        resp2 = self.client.post(reverse('absence_log'), data={
+            'date': '2026-05-14',
+            'reason': 'sick',
+            'workers': [self.daily.id],
+            'notes': 'legit daily absence',
+        })
+        # No conflicts → immediate create + redirect to the absence list.
+        self.assertRedirects(
+            resp2, reverse('absence_list'), fetch_redirect_response=False)
+        self.assertEqual(Absence.objects.filter(worker=self.daily).count(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(Absence.objects.filter(worker=self.mgr).count(), 0)