Simply weeks after saying a brand new wage cap, drama has engulfed the NRL concerning its ongoing dispute with the Rugby League Gamers’ Affiliation.
Questions for the RLPA nonetheless stay unanswered after it despatched out an explosive electronic mail to its members over the wage cap.
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In an electronic mail despatched to gamers on Wednesday, the RLPA stated the wage cap announcement had “resulted in nice confusion and chaos” amongst NRL golf equipment, with the governing physique but to speak how the wage cap adjustments had been to be carried out.
The e-mail additionally strengthened that the NRL was irresponsible in saying the 2023 wage cap earlier than it was agreed to by the gamers.
Final month, the NRL introduced a 25 per cent improve on the 2023 wage cap, set at $12.1 million, up from $9.6 million.
The information was met with shock by the RLPA, which labeled the NRL “disrespectful” for publicly revealing the wage cap earlier than gamers had the possibility to approve the newest proposal.
“For a governing physique to set its personal wage cap disrespects your entire participant illustration motion and the significance of collective bargaining,” RLPA chair Dr Deidre Anderson stated in an announcement on the time.
“As we speak’s announcement goes towards negotiating in good religion and solely damages the belief between the gamers and the governing physique.”
An NRL spokesperson stated the group was working carefully with the golf equipment to implement the pay improve for the upcoming 2023 season.
“The NRL have indicated they’ll proceed to work with the golf equipment to implement the adjustments,” they stated.
Negotiations across the new Collective Bargaining Settlement are ongoing, with Australian Rugby League Fee chair Peter V’landys hoping to have the deal sorted by mid-January.
