They will be able to sell their tickets at a profit on E-Bay? Oh no they won't because that isn't legal
Sue, what they can do is ask for their day off to coincide with the event......they can ask, but that doesn't mean they will get. If they don't get the day off that they asked for, then they will have to negotiate with a colleague of the same grade to swap days off.....Always, the service comes first.......and you know that when you take the job.