NRL player pay cuts loom after staff and coaches stood down

Coaches John Morris and Paul Green ordered to take leavePlayers’ union rejects suggestions of 50% pay cutNRL players are expected to find out by the end of the week how much the coronavirus crisis will affect their pay packets. League officials on Wednesday began discussions with the players’ union to determine the impact the season’s enforced suspension on player salaries.The talks come as hundreds more club staff, including head coaches John Morris and Paul Green, were ordered to take paid and unpaid leave. NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg and his Rugby League Players Association counterpart Clint Newton were locked in talks for more than two hours. Related: Squandered money and a lack of planning puts NRL on precipice | Nick Tedeschi Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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