No. It's not their fault that they can't do the job they are paid to do.
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Most liked posts in thread: Should Footballers be put on Unpaid Leave?
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Frank Castle CaptainModerator P.L. 20/21 Entrant Supporter
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Surely we don't pay that useless bunch at VP anyway?
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Some of our squad have been on leave whilst getting paid in full most of the present season.
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Frank Castle CaptainModerator P.L. 20/21 Entrant Supporter
Footballers still have bills and mortgages to pay. They still need to feed their families. The shutdown is very likely to last months rather than weeks, nobody can afford to lose that sort of income.NorthernMonkey likes this. -
The problem is by the time football comes back its very possible most of them will be out of contract so they will have been taking unpaid leave until their contracts run out and then be out of work for even longer with no club willing to offer them a deal until they know when footballs back.
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No. Why should they?
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This is fundamentally different. The firm (or club) could go bust, if they have to pay substantial salaries, with no income.
Here are a few examples of staff being asked to take leave. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/coronavirus-news-airlines-unpaid-leave-british-airways-empty-flights-a9381181.html
These are extraordinary times. Not my choice of paper, but here you go. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8111721/Britains-usually-busy-nightlife-strips-resemble-ghost-towns-amid-coronavirus-outbreak.html -
NorthernMonkey Squad PlayerP.L. 20/21 Entrant P.L.23/24 Entrant
The examples you provide are of staff being 'asked' to take unpaid leave and clearly have a choice. The way you describe it in your op you would be forcing players to take unpaid leave which, I imagine, isn't legal. -
You made reference to my first post. The link I provided contained this paragraph, ‘She said about 70 staff had been laid off and they were no longer being paid’. -
No, a high earning player will have a lifestyle and outgongs reflecting that income.
You'd thing these players sat in a 2 up 2 down counting their wads. When in reality they spend huge wads on daft stuff providing and securing employment for many. -
The times they are a changing!
Seems some footballers are recognising things are very different.
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NorthernMonkey Squad PlayerP.L. 20/21 Entrant P.L.23/24 Entrant
Voluntary pay cuts can not be compared to people being forced to take unpaid leave. -
My fresh post was looking at how things are changing in response to Coronavirus.
As you are well aware threads on message boards often veer away from the narrow confines of the title.
This development looks at footballers and is relevant to their income and a reduction. -
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Bantam-in-Greece Squad PlayerP.L.22/23 Entrant P.L.23/24 Entrant Supporter P.L. 20/21 4th Place
Aren't the government paying 80% of wages (up to a max of £2,500 pm) for employees who cannot work with the employer paying the 20% (optional)??
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Frank Castle CaptainModerator P.L. 20/21 Entrant Supporter
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