奇台县的张颖咨询:我婆婆突然生病回老家了,孩子没人看,我只能回家带孩子无法上班了,但事出突然,走得匆忙,没提前通知单位。后来单位说因为我的自行离职给他们造成了损失,要求我赔偿相应损失。请问,单位的要求合理吗?自治区人力资源和社会保障厅答复:一般情况下,若劳动者未履行提前告知义务即离职,并给单位造成直接经 Zhang Ying, Qitai County Counseling: My mother-in-law suddenly became ill and went home. No one looked at the children. I could only go home with my children and could not go to work. But suddenly, I went in a hurry and did not notify the unit in advance. Later, the unit said that because of my own departure caused them a loss, asking me to compensate for the corresponding loss. May I ask, the unit's request is reasonable? Autonomous Region Human Resources and Social Security Department Reply: Under normal circumstances, if the worker fails to fulfill the obligation to inform in advance to leave and give the unit a direct result