Kolpak players contracts post B-word.

[didds]

picked up form another converstaion elsewhere.

County cricket band premiership rugby union teams often have "Kolpak" players contracted to them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolpak_ruling
(summarty - non EU citizens have a right to work in the EU vcia other EU trade/deals etc)
Post Brexit, this ability for Kolpak players to work in the UK will presumably disappear.

If a player is contracted already past the Brexit daye etc - where does that leave the contract of employment? Presumably it cannot be enforcable when the underlying provision is now removed and there is no right of employment etc? Presumably a work visa could be sought but many Kolpak players may well not meet the criteria for pro sprorts players etc AIUI)

didds

[gryffron]

The answer must surely be that no-one knows until the terms of the B-word are decided. Until then, any attempt to guess one way or the other is just speculation.

But statute law always trumps a contract.

Gryff

[didds]

The answer must surely be that no-one knows until the terms of the B-word are decided.

Gryff

Indeed... but of course in the meantime contract negotiations and decisions are needing to made very very soon (for cricket anyway) and rugby contracts are probably already in place - and come November 1st potentially... [other sports are available]

but the last line was the important one - cheers!

But statute law always trumps a contract.

didds