I will be paying my respects.
Those that don't want to take a paid day off work can watch Netflix, do the garden or whatever they wish to do, if they don't get the day off, they can take one off in lieu.
No one is forced to watch the funeral or go and cry on a parade like they have to in North Korea on pain of death or being taken to a work camp if they don't cry with enough gusto.
Just do what you want to do on your paid day off.
Those that don't want to take a paid day off work can watch Netflix, do the garden or whatever they wish to do, if they don't get the day off, they can take one off in lieu.
No one is forced to watch the funeral or go and cry on a parade like they have to in North Korea on pain of death or being taken to a work camp if they don't cry with enough gusto.
Just do what you want to do on your paid day off.