Last week, ASICS announced that it would be placing retail employees on a temporary leave of absence. Unfortunately, that leave is now being extended to members of the ASICS Sales Rep, Tech Rep, Operations, HR, and Finance teams. Effective April 6, 2020, through May 1, 2020.
Will anyone notice?
Asics USA wrote:
Last week, ASICS announced that it would be placing retail employees on a temporary leave of absence. Unfortunately, that leave is now being extended to members of the ASICS Sales Rep, Tech Rep, Operations, HR, and Finance teams. Effective April 6, 2020, through May 1, 2020.
What’s ASICS? Is that a computer company?
Well we all know how pro runners think they are above reproach regarding their contracts.
Don’t pro runner’s contracts require them to run races? If not racing then no money?
rg2 wrote:
What’s ASICS? Is that a computer company?
I remember they did some running shoes as well. But that seems like a long time ago.
Runner10287 wrote:
Well we all know how pro runners think they are above reproach regarding their contracts.
Yes, pro runners are really contractors who think they should be paid like yearly salary employees.
Runners and coaches and those involved in sport are typically on contracts with a specifically defined term. Employees who are being furloughed (in any industry) are not on such defined and strict contracts. Even without races these runners will still get paid through the end of their contracts.
The economic slump will hurt the companies who sponsor athletes, which will change (but probably not all together eliminate), how these companies invest in the athletes who represent them.
The evolving economic crises will certainly impact university and professional sports (not just track). But most athletes, whether they play in the NBA, the MLB or run on the major marathon circuit, for the time being are paid according to their contracts (which in the vast majority of cases did not account for a work stoppage like this).
Sliding Scale wrote:
most athletes, whether they play in the NBA, the MLB or run on the major marathon circuit, for the time being are paid according to their contracts (which in the vast majority of cases did not account for a work stoppage like this).
That's not true in the case of MLB players and soon won't be true of NBA players:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2020/03/27/details-of-mlb-players-union-agreement-on-2020-21-seasons/111468538/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2884678-how-much-money-will-nba-players-will-lose-due-to-coronavirus-pandemicNot that what's happening in the major pro sports leagues should have any affect on runners' contracts.
Sliding Scale wrote:
Runners and coaches and those involved in sport are typically on contracts with a specifically defined term. Employees who are being furloughed (in any industry) are not on such defined and strict contracts. Even without races these runners will still get paid through the end of their contracts.
The economic slump will hurt the companies who sponsor athletes, which will change (but probably not all together eliminate), how these companies invest in the athletes who represent them.
The evolving economic crises will certainly impact university and professional sports (not just track). But most athletes, whether they play in the NBA, the MLB or run on the major marathon circuit, for the time being are paid according to their contracts (which in the vast majority of cases did not account for a work stoppage like this).
All the contracts have a clause that deals with situations where games can't be played. The owners aren't running a charity, you know.
Asics has been relatively dead for years.
You can’t name me 6 decent distance runners who are in an actual contract.
Um... ever heard of Sara Hall?
Asics who? wrote:
Asics has been relatively dead for years.
You can’t name me 6 decent distance runners who are in an actual contract.
They own one of the registration processing companies that many of the large road races in the US and Canada use - Race Roster.