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RLAYERS/NOTi MANUAL ■ . * LABORERS. ' LONDON,, April 21. Profo.saiuual j .footballers arc not uin-mial laborers, according to the judgment of Mr Justice Roche in a Ring’s Bench' action by a ' Soccer player, Leii Graham,' against flic Ministry of Health. ' '■ yy The question a tr issue was whether the professional footballer should pay ■ health and ' unemployment insurance contributions. It playing mas manual labor, payments over £250, must pay for insurance, iwhere- : as" salaries over that amount would bo exempt \ J ’ The judge said thuL-play and work •are : different. 'Professional footballers aro engaged' 'in play, not in •work. . '- , \ _ y - 1 ' ’ ' : They,; like professional cricketers,'play/for reward!, but they are still playing the ;gamo.7 _ ‘ , ( < • . ‘The' “Daily Mail” points out that, 1 although many clubs and players are hoping for 4windfalls 'through A ;.;fche
Minstry of Health refunding insurance payments, they are likely to ho disappointed. Am official pointed out that players had been insured, and were entitled to the benefits.
Meanwhile, players receiving under £250 a year must still pay insurance.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 12244, 4 May 1934, Page 6
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