Furlough Leave

A sensible move all round. Fair play to the Government and Footballing bodies for their financial and practical support in the circumstances, and fair play to the club for topping up the 80% wage contribution to give everyone at the club their full salary.

 

Is it all players and staff? I’ve read the statement a few times and can’t figure it out? Poorly worded as it mentions it in the opening paragraph then just mentions staff further down?

 

https://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/2020/april/club-statement-furlough-leave/

As the club have officially put them all on furlough does this mean they can not give them work to do which would include training schedules?

 

Just listened to Ryan Sparks on radio leeds and it seems like it's all players and staff.

 

Still not sure it’s the players is it?

 

apparently so, but as they are making the wage up they may be allowed to ask them to do training, not sure.

 

Thanks. Read the article and was confused and then saw Parker’s tweet and he mentions staff only.

 

Definitely a sensible move by the club.
Even before the present uncharted waters we have obviously learnt lesson's from past financial issues at our club.
If it means we survive and jobs are protected for now,hats off to the officials at the club.
Stay safe everyone.

 

Makes sense.

All clubs should do it.

 

Can confirm it's players as well.

 

But any player worth his salt will surely embrace appropriate training plans. As 'advice' if not 'instruction'

 

How can a professional athlete complete a training regime from in their home or by doing 1 form of exercise per day?

 

I thought that and originally posted that they couldn’t but then I double checked the government website and it said you could ask them to do training as long as you paid them at least NMW for the time taken


If your employee does volunteer work or training
A furloughed employee can take part in volunteer work or training, as long as it does not provide services to or generate revenue for, or on behalf of your organisation.

However, if workers are required to for example, complete online training courses whilst they are furloughed, then they must be paid at least the NLW/NMW for the time spent training, even if this is more than the 80% of their wage that will be subsidised.

 

suppose it depends on the kit they have at home

 

Well Messi and Ronaldo will be ok in their billion pound homes but I doubt the likes of Danny Devine will have anything more than a flat. He probably lives at home with his dad.

 

Thanks maybe me just being thick but couldn’t figure that out from the article

 

Not the same as being in a professional environment clearly, but you can achieve much by running outdoors and body weight/improvised resistance training in your home.