Coronavirus: Yorkshire become first county cricket side to place players on furlough
More and more sports teams are utilising the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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Your support makes all the difference.Yorkshire have become the first county side to furlough their players and cricket staff in response to the coronavirus crisis.
With the domestic season delayed until 28 May – and the expectation of further postponements – discussions over pay reductions, deferrals and furlough options have been ongoing for some time with the 18 first-class counties and the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA).
The PCA had been hoping to announce a collective agreement following a series of conference calls over the weekend, but the White Rose county became the first to show its hand when it revealed the decision had been ratified at board level on Friday.
A statement read: “The Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s players and cricket staff have been placed on furlough leave until further notice.
“This decision comes after the majority of the Club’s non-playing staff were placed on furlough leave at the end of March in accordance with the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
“Following a Board meeting on Friday, the Club took the decision to furlough all players and coaches.
“Each player and member of staff in the cricket department were contacted individually by Director of Cricket Martyn Moxon on Friday night.”
As with many other businesses, and an increasing number of sports teams, the public purse will cover 80 per cent of wages up to £2,500 a month during furlough.
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