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Cricket Australia female contracts probed by FairWork
- Updated: December 17, 2016
Australia’s workplace oversight body, the FairWork Ombudsman, has queried Cricket Australia’s contract clauses around female players, compelling the chief executive James Sutherland to state that policies relating to “pregnancy, maternity leave and carer support” are all under urgent review.
Sutherland confirmed that the ombudsman had been in contact with CA on Friday, following the raising of issues around female contracts in news coverage of ongoing pay negotiations between the board and the Australian Cricketers Association. While stating that CA will co-operate fully with any investigation, Sutherland lashed out at the ACA for how the contract clauses had come to light, adding that the players association had agreed to them in the first place.
“We will co-operate fully with the Ombudsman, and welcome their inquiries because it is always our intention to provide the best support for all our players,” Sutherland said. “We are extremely disappointed that this issue has been raised by the ACA.
“Their senior executives were fully involved in negotiating, amending and then agreeing on the contract for women players in the first half of 2015. As the ACA has shown no objection to this contract, they should take responsibility for their role in developing the …
