Re: Recruitment and salary cap manager : Tue Sep 26, 2023 3:16 pm  

It would be great to get Andy Kelly back. A phrase he once used to me, when discussing Trinity, was "it's in the blood". I'm not sure he's involved with recruitment at open cheque book Shudds though as their signings all seem to be who Ian Watson wants.

Re: Recruitment and salary cap manager : Tue Sep 26, 2023 3:35 pm  

FOREVERTRIN wrote:

"unless they are an international or you pay them an obscene amount of money, then they'll struggle to get a visa"
Not sure what you mean by 'pay them an obscene amount or they'll struggle to get a visa imwakey,I thought it was determined by NRL games.
Leigh had about a dozen overseas players in 2022 and reduced them down to the SL quota for promotion,(2 could have been Marquee
players?),but stayed within the salary cap,presumably.Not cheap admittedly,but one would think within our scope now.

There's loopholes around international games and the World Cup, but you can also pay them over £100k which overrides the criteria. I'm assuming that's how Leigh did it, but they also run with a smaller squad than most so would have no trouble fitting within the cap.

Re: Recruitment and salary cap manager : Tue Sep 26, 2023 3:57 pm  

imwakefieldtillidie wrote:

There's loopholes around international games and the World Cup, but you can also pay them over £100k which overrides the criteria. I'm assuming that's how Leigh did it, but they also run with a smaller squad than most so would have no trouble fitting within the cap.

The govenment is not going to turn down the tax from that kind of wage.

Re: Recruitment and salary cap manager : Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:16 pm  

imwakefieldtillidie wrote:

There's loopholes around international games and the World Cup, but you can also pay them over £100k which overrides the criteria. I'm assuming that's how Leigh did it, but they also run with a smaller squad than most so would have no trouble fitting within the cap.

Pretty sure that isn't right. Whilst its one of the factors that goes into consideration there has to be other mitigating circumstances alongside to enable the visa to be passed, it's not just simply a case of a pay hundred grand and their in.

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Re: Recruitment and salary cap manager : Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:21 pm  

Sacred Cow wrote:

Pretty sure that isn't right. Whilst its one of the factors that goes into consideration there has to be other mitigating circumstances alongside to enable the visa to be passed, it's not just simply a case of a pay hundred grand and their in.

I don't know the rules but part of the general rules for work permits is to prove that the person is an expert in their field and the role can't be simply filled locally.
I wonder if the high salary would be part of that explanation.

Re: Recruitment and salary cap manager : Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:36 pm  

Sacred Cow wrote:

Pretty sure that isn't right. Whilst its one of the factors that goes into consideration there has to be other mitigating circumstances alongside to enable the visa to be passed, it's not just simply a case of a pay hundred grand and their in.

I can't remember the exact wording, but it was definitely in there. Jai Field wouldn't have met the criteria when he signed for Wigan, but I assume he's on a fair whack.

Re: Recruitment and salary cap manager : Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:38 pm  

PopTart wrote:

I don't know the rules but part of the general rules for work permits is to prove that the person is an expert in their field and the role can't be simply filled locally.
I wonder if the high salary would be part of that explanation.

I can't remember the wording exactly, but it's something along those lines. I think the salary would effectively make him a skilled worker.

Re: Recruitment and salary cap manager : Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:39 pm  

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Re: Recruitment and salary cap manager : Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:11 pm  

imwakefieldtillidie wrote:

I can't remember the exact wording, but it was definitely in there. Jai Field wouldn't have met the criteria when he signed for Wigan, but I assume he's on a fair whack.

Yes he would, he played 17 NRL games by the time he signed for Wigan.

Re: Recruitment and salary cap manager : Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:49 pm  

JamieRobinson1234 wrote:

Yes he would, he played 17 NRL games by the time he signed for Wigan.

No he wouldn't. It's not about how many NRL games you've played. The criteria is 50% or more over the previous two seasons, although when he signed I'm sure it was 75%. Either way he falls short, and he hasn't played at rep level either.