I'm reading today that several clubs in the Premiership are going to be reported to HMRC for breaking employment law in the use of full time but unpaid interns as Performance Analysts.
Quite amazing really given that the minimum wage is less than £13,000 i.e. probably half a weeks wages for most first team players.
Presumably the situation is more prevelant the lower down the leagues one goes which makes me wonder what our own situation may be. Wasn't this the role Pritch was doing before he was given a crack at a pro contract?
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This is frankly unacceptable to me, I can understand if it was established up front that expenses only would be paid but the situation as described above is frankly exploitation. Now not all clubs do it that way I am sure, but it still doesn't seem right.
I think there's a difference between providing a young person with some practical experience in their chosen career on a short term or part time basis and exploiting the current situation to your advantage in getting what should be a full time, paid role done for free. Would you be happy being replaced by someone prepared and able to work for free?
If the clubs are not paying who is picking up their living costs? I suspect it's their parents and the taxpayer through benefits don't you?
Let's focus on the issue rather than personalities.
Indeed, do a day's work...get a day's wages and I can't help but think that the clubs are looking to take advantage of a fan and save some money.
Football clubs are notorioualy bad payers if you aren't on the playing staff. A few years back a friend with a stack of marketing qualifications was interviewed and offered a job as Wimbledon's marketing manager - he turned it down after realising that taking the job meant not just a cut in wages but going back to first job after Uni type wages.