A-League contracts start on June 1 (or whenever a player signs) and end on May 31 each year.
Out of interest can you/someone help me understand a 2 year contract. Players are fixed term contractors with a sole supplier of work. Hence Holiday pay, Tax, ACC etc liabilities to the Club
So in between the contracted season 1 end and season 2 start their must? be a further clause to cover that period that do's not accrue Wages, Sick leave, Holiday pay and lock them for the 2nd season.
Curious as to how you know they are contractors. I mean, there are a whole bunch of tests as to whether a contract is an employment relationship or an independent contractor relationship. Contractors are supposed to be people who run their own business, choosing from a variety of work offers such as consultants, electricians, IT and so on. They don't get the benefits of an employment relationship because they don't have one employment relationship they are dependent on for income. Also it can say on a contract they are contractors, but the nature of the relationship can actually be that of an employee. As someone said before you can be casual, fixed term or permanent employees.
Bearing in mind law in Oz and NZ is different.
My concern was that the wage subsidy or other relief measures might specify employees and a whole bunch of folk might be out. But so far that doesn't seem to be the case.
Surely any such liabilities must accrue steadily across any contract?
Eh, man it's so long until football time