The unions probably dont allow it. Its actually quite a common thing, in employment law if your boss reduced your wages it could be seen as constructive dismissal.
In the case of the PFA, they would be protecting their members by not allowing anyone to do it, otherwise players would be asked to drop wages all the time (due to injuries, poor performances etc). > -----Original Message----- > From: eric barlier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 01 September 2006 19:42 > To: Mark Humphries > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LU] Bakke > > whats wrong with breaking the contract and signing a new one with > lower pay? > > nothing as far as I can see. but I could stand corrected shortly ey.. > > Eric > > On Sep 1, 2006, at 7:29 PM, Mark Humphries wrote: > > > As I keep saying, I dont think players are actually allowed to > > drop their > > salaries. Its a union thing. I stand to be corrected, but does > > anyone > > know of a single instance when someone dropped their salary? > > > > Apart from when there was a relegation clause in the contract or a new > > contract after the existing one finished. > > > > Having said that, it wouldnt surprise me that most footballers > > would refuse > > to drop even if they could. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:leedslist- > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 01 September 2006 16:04 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [LU] Bakke > >> > >>> Not too sure why you'd get so angry about this Chris? No-one in > >>> their > >> right mind would voluntarily take a drop in wages. OK, so he > >> hasn't earned > >> a tenth of >what he's earnt in the last 3 years - blame Ridsdale, > >> he's the > >> idiot who presumably agreed the salary. > >> > >> It's a much-discussed topic John, but IMHO you cannot apply the > >> same logic > >> for someone who earns £23,000 per year, as opposed to someone who > >> earns > >> £23,000 per week. Bakke has earned £1.2million per year at Leeds - > >> presumably his £4,000 fee per match played is on top of that. In > >> short > >> (unless he is an absolute idiot), he will never have any money > >> worries, so > >> why should a cut in wages really bother him? If an average guy in an > >> average job on an average wage was asked to halve his wages, it > >> would hit > >> him hard - in fact, he probably wouldn't survive financially. > >> What does > >> it > >> say about Bakke that he is quite prepared to sacrifice his playing > >> career > >> just to earn even more money? How many football players would give > >> everything they've got just to play top flight football, yet Bakke > >> couldn't > >> care less. He doesn't care that he is bleeding the club dry, that > >> has > >> stood by him through drink driving and self-incurred injury, and > >> paid him > >> throughout. > >> > >> That makes me pretty angry too. > >> > >> Gaffer > >> > >> > >> ----------------------------------------- > >> This transmission may contain information that is privileged, > >> confidential, legally privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure > >> under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you > >> are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or > >> use of the information contained herein (including any reliance > >> thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Although this transmission and > >> any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other > >> defect that might affect any computer system into which it is > >> received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to > >> ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by > >> JPMorgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates, as > >> applicable, for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. > >> If you received this transmission in error, please immediately > >> contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, > >> whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list > >> administrators > >> accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of > >> contributors. > >> Leedslist mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > >> oh alright then :-) > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list > > administrators accept no liability for the personal views and > > opinions of contributors. > > Leedslist mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > oh alright then :-) _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-)
