Who decides what “quality time” is, though? Seems unfair if watching a football match is ok but a child taking a day off to do something equally valid with their family (a different sporting event in which they the child was participating) gets penalised. (This does happen.)

It would be fairer to give all children something like a handful of days they may use (pehaps 5 a year?) they can use for family-related, sporting, cultural and religious activities. Events like the World Cup can be flagged up in advance and parents and their children can choose whether or not to use their allocation.