Sportbladet reports that Hockeyallsvenska clubs keep contracts confidential and allow players to sign for Social Security.
For the league, the data comes as no surprise:
– I’ve also heard about information surfacing and now our job is to get an analysis of the current situation and see what it’s like, says Gabriel Mondel, the league’s chief executive.
In a series of articles, Sportbladet has written about how many clubs in Allsvenskan have chosen not to publish many contracts until the end of July/August.
Early last month, 75 contracts and extensions were submitted.
According to several independent sources, many contracts are signed very early and then players get to sign during the summer months.
Something untrue and criminal.
Some of the important ones are the clubs in Allsvenskan that pay their players twelve months a year. They are more than that they are not fair terms and that it is about financial stimulants.
It becomes a bit of a weird situation when you set up a system to build your business this way. In fact, the tax money is used, says, for example, Västerås sports director Patrick Zetterberg.
No plans to claim twelve months
Gabriel Monidelle is well aware that there is great discontent within:
– Players are employed by clubs and we as an organization are not responsible for the employer, but I think the problem itself is worth investigating. Part of that is that we had the annual meeting/general meeting last Thursday and after the regular meeting we had some discussion points and this (decade length) was actually one of them, says Gabriel Mondel, CEO of Hockeyallsvenskan.
What is the starting point for this?
The starting point is that clubs are employers, they hire their players. However, we’ll be doing some work over the fall and winter to see what it looks like, so we’re creating an existing image.
Are there any plans for you to claim contracts over twelve months from the clubs?
– No, it is too early to draw such conclusions.
Do you feel there is a will among the clubs to get there?
– It’s also too early to say, I don’t have a comprehensive picture so I can give this answer.
I also heard a lot of information
How do you see our information that the contracts were kept secret for several months and the seal of the players?
– I have to give the same answer there, and I have to get a clear picture of what it looks like before I can give any statements about how we think about it.
Are you surprised by our data?
– No, I won’t be. I’ve also heard about information surfacing and now our job is to get an analysis of the current state and see what it looks like.
How seriously do you take this?
– Again, we have to know what it looks like. Depending on their shape, they can be more or less dangerous, says Gabriel Monidelle.
Another issue with sealing during the summer months is that players are not covered by the Collective Agreement insurance:
We are transparent in sharing the flaws that nine month contracts can bring in terms of insurance, unemployment insurance, etc. But the clubs also highlighted the value of having players working in the pre-season to be able to run business as usual, as a player without a valid contract should not be at work, says Clara Steenberg, acting general secretary. From the Seiko Players Association.