Senior Specialist, Komset Management

A senior specialist of the Komset management board, Novikova, having a diploma of higher education in the specialty “Accountant-economist”, entered the correspondence post-graduate course of Krasnodar State University with a degree in “Finance and Credit”. When she applied for study leave to participate in the examination session, the head of the organization’s human resources department did not accept the application and explained that she was not entitled to leave because she was receiving a second higher education.
As a lawyer, give a legal assessment and justification for the actions of the head of the personnel department.