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It is reported that a significant number of One Direction fans have requested "compassionate leave" from work, after being left 'distraught' by singer Zayn Malik's recent departure from the pop group. The Employer Advice Service has received over 220 such calls from One Direction fans.Full article:
Alan Price ( director, Employment Law) : While I sympathise with One Direction fans, I hardly think this qualified as compassionate leave. If employees feel strongly about the issue then request that they take days off as a holiday, but compassionate leave is what you allow if a close relative dies, unless the employer is unaware of family ties with Zayn Malik then I hardly think that this qualifies.
(Source : interview in The Independent newspaper)
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(Source : interview in The Independent newspaper)