- ‘Individuals being pressurised to sign amended contracts’
- Premiership Rugby seeks agreement for permanent cuts
England’s leading club players are considering the possibility of strike action in an increasingly bitter row over the imposition of permanent wage cuts. The Rugby Player Association chairman, Mark Lambert, says clubs are showing “an absolute disregard” for his members who are being placed under “undue pressure” to sign contracts on reduced terms by Thursday week.
Many clubs have already imposed temporary salary reductions of 25% on players prompted by the Covid-19 lockdown that has halted the league season. With the club owners having now voted this week to reduce the annual salary cap by £1.4m from 2021-22, putting an additional squeeze on squad wages, the RPA says it cannot rule out a mass walk-out.
Written by Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jun/10/rugby-players-association-threatens-legal-action-over-enforced-pay-cuts under the title “Rugby Players Association threatens strike action over enforced pay cuts”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
