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Free Agency for Life

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? | https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/03/22/afl-players-to-be-given-free-agency-for-life

Under the new guidelines, those who are axed by their club will be made a delisted free agent for life, overriding the previous rules where a player had to notch up eight years of service before being eligible for restricted free agency.

In the past, players who had been delisted prior to eight years of service would be forced to enter the draft or explore their options during the trade period, but the new rules gives these players more flexibility in that they will be able to look elsewhere at the completion of their contract.

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    Just like the rest of industry :) 

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    32 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

    Just like the rest of industry :) 

    Not necessarily. Plenty of industries have "non-compete" clauses which restrict a person after they cease working with one employer to prevent them working for another for a period of time. There is usually some form of financial compensation involved, although that is sometimes built-in to the contract rather than paid after exit. Having said that, I think the free agency for delisted players is fine as a concept.   

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    50 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

    Just like the rest of industry :) 

    Not really, they're still working for the same company.

    Just a different branch.

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    48 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Not necessarily. Plenty of industries have "non-compete" clauses which restrict a person after they cease working with one employer to prevent them working for another for a period of time. There is usually some form of financial compensation involved, although that is sometimes built-in to the contract rather than paid after exit. Having said that, I think the free agency for delisted players is fine as a concept.   

    Whilst I know this to be true- I assume i've never had a clause as I'm bog average...

     

    34 minutes ago, rjay said:

    Not really, they're still working for the same company.

    Just a different branch.

    Touchè

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