jbb/james link said:
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The next question will be are there clauses that would allow an employer to sack an employee for something that was not done while either at work or representing the company?
There would be arguments that the player represents the club 24/7 for 365 day's a year but no employer has the right to demand that regardless of that.
its a hard one Ant. I agree with this 100%, a company doesnt own you or your actions ever. The problem for Rugby League is that it doesnt even break even financially. The individual clubs are pretty much held to ransome by sponsors as they are giving them life in the form of cash so its very different to most work places. Image is everything, thats the only reason companies collectively pay Rugby league millions of bucks a year to have there name associated with the brand
Footy is crazy really, we need young full on athletes who like to live on the edge on the field, and then turn into born agains when off the field
The NRl has talked about this program and that program, very reactive to the climate but they just expect squeeky clean results from the players, but invest nothing virtually into ensuring it. Every player that plays NRL should be given a code of conduct by the NRL as the do in the public service, be made fully aware of the issues and more importantly the repercussions
The NRL wants the clubs to handle it 1 day and then butt in the next
Joel was an idiot but i am sick of the NRL and there reactionary attitude
In another issue, just read an article on fox re inglis and souths and the journalist still found a way of including the andrew johns and inglis issue and still had to resort to using black C*** in the story
All the bad s**t in this game is reported by the dickheads that own it. There has to be an agenda. No other company would be so harsh on another section of there firm ever. Its just not business
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I should actually post that I am in no way defending what Joel has done it's a disgusting act.
But was interested in the legalities of the dismissal of a player. Another thing wouldn't it be a restriction of trade (another one if you count the salary cap) if Canberra rips up his contract and then tells the NRL not to register a contract with another club(not that another club in Australia would sign him at the moment)?