A-League players demand fines for late-paying clubs

A-League players demand fines for late-paying clubs

A-League players already short-changed by late wages are losing points too, and their union wants the punishment to fall on clubs instead.

Late payment could cost A-League clubs in new pay deal

A-League players are calling for clubs to be automatically sanctioned if they fail to remunerate players on time as part of a three-pronged push to thrash out a pay deal. After close to a year of talks, AAP revealed last month negotiations had broken down when players voted against two separate collective bargaining agreement (CBA) proposals tabled by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The A-League Men and A-League Women are currently th…