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Auto-track sick leave from Linear comments

When a team member mentions they're sick in a Linear comment, Notis instantly logs it in Breathe HR. No separate absence form, no forgotten entries, no manager follow-up needed.

Trigger

Comment Received Trigger

Triggered when a comment is received.

Action

Create Employee Sickness

Tool to create a sickness record for an employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to log an employee's sick leave with details like type, dates, and status.

Why this helps

Someone comments 'I'm sick today' in Linear, but you still have to manually log it in Breathe HR. Absences slip through the cracks, absence tracking is incomplete, and you lose context about why work paused.

  • Absences logged instantly when mentioned, reducing manual overhead
  • No separate form required from employees
  • Breathe HR stays accurate without manager follow-up
  • Context preserved (you see the comment in the Linear issue)

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1In Notis, confirm Linear and Breathe HR are connected in your portal integrations.
  • 2Go to Automations and create a new one called 'Auto-log sick leave from Linear comments'.
  • 3Write your prompt: 'When someone comments on a Linear issue mentioning they are sick or taking sick leave, create a sickness record in Breathe HR for that employee with today as the date.'
  • 4Select trigger 'Comment Received' and choose a notification channel.
  • 5Test by having a team member comment 'I'm sick today' on any Linear issue and verify the sickness record appears in Breathe HR.

Questions about this workflow

Will this log sick leave for every comment mentioning 'sick'?

Yes, unless you refine your prompt. You could say 'only if they use the exact phrase I'm taking sick leave' or 'only on issues tagged with -absence' to narrow the scope.

What if someone mentions being sick but it's not actually an absence?

Notis uses natural language, so it tries to interpret context. If false positives happen, you can adjust your prompt to be more specific, like 'only create a sickness record if they say they are not working today.'

Can I add notes or duration to the absence?

Absolutely. Update your prompt to say, for example, 'Extract the duration from their comment and include any additional notes in the sickness record.'

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Breathe HR. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Linear triggers

Breathe HR actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Approve Leave Request

Tool to approve a leave request in BreatheHR. Use when an authorized user needs to approve a pending leave request.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Employee

Tool to create a new employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to add a new employee record with their personal information, contact details, and employment information. Required fields are first_name, last_name, email, and company_join_date.

ActionInstant

Comment Received Trigger

Triggered when a comment is received.

TriggerInstant

Create Employee Change Request

Tool to create a change request for an employee field. Use when you need to update employee information such as job title, department, or salary.

ActionInstant

Issue Created Trigger

Triggered when a new issue is created.

TriggerInstant

Create Employee Expense

Tool to create an employee expense record in BreatheHR. Use when an employee needs to submit a new expense claim for reimbursement or record a company-paid expense.

ActionInstant

Issue Updated Trigger

Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.

TriggerInstant

Create Employee Expense Claim

Tool to create a new expense claim for an employee. Use when you need to submit expenses for reimbursement by grouping one or more unclaimed expense records into a claim.

ActionInstant

Private Team Comment Created

Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

Create Employee Sickness

Tool to create a sickness record for an employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to log an employee's sick leave with details like type, dates, and status.

ActionInstant

Private Team Issue Created

Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

Delete Employee Expense

Tool to delete an employee expense by ID. Use when you need to remove an expense record from the system.

ActionInstant

Private Team Issue Properties Updated

Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

Delete Employee Training Course

Tool to delete an employee training course record by its ID. Use when you need to remove a training record from an employee's profile.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Linear and Breathe HR, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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