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This episode is also available as a blog post: http://sportslawandpolicyreviewreporter.com/2022/03/15/unilateral-termination-of-employment-contracts-on-the-basis-of-injury-in-football/
Unilateral Termination of Employment Contracts on the Basis of Injury in Football - From the Editors' Desk
We keep hearing about instances of Players getting injured and the Clubs terminating their contracts on that ground. Given the short term career of football players, this is extremely problematic especially in light of their livelihood being dependent on the same. Furthermore, Clubs slyly put injury/permanent incapacity clauses in the employment contracts which players tend to overlook while entering into such agreements; the Clubs later on cite these clauses to justify the unilateral termination. However, whether such justification stands the test of law needs to be understood.
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://sportslawandpolicyreviewreporter.com/2022/03/15/unilateral-termination-of-employment-contracts-on-the-basis-of-injury-in-football/
Unilateral Termination of Employment Contracts on the Basis of Injury in Football - From the Editors' Desk
We keep hearing about instances of Players getting injured and the Clubs terminating their contracts on that ground. Given the short term career of football players, this is extremely problematic especially in light of their livelihood being dependent on the same. Furthermore, Clubs slyly put injury/permanent incapacity clauses in the employment contracts which players tend to overlook while entering into such agreements; the Clubs later on cite these clauses to justify the unilateral termination. However, whether such justification stands the test of law needs to be understood.