PREMIER LEAGUE

THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE CONTRACT
(b) either the Club or the Player may appeal against the decision of the Board to The Football
League* Appeals Committee and such further appeal shall be made within seven days of the
receipt of the Board’s decision and shall be heard within fourteen days of receipt of the notice
of the further appeal.
Any such termination shall be subject to the rights of the parties provided for in the Rules of the FA
Premier League or the Regulations of The Football League* as appropriate. The Club may at its discretion
waive its rights under this Clause and take action under the provisions of Clause 18.
17. If the Club is guilty of serious or persistent breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement
the Player may on giving fourteen days’ written notice to the Club terminate this Agreement. The
Player shall forward a copy of such notice to The Football Association and either The FA Premier
League or The Football League* dependent on the League in which the Club is in membership. The
Club shall have a right of appeal as set out in Clause 16(a) mutatis mutandis (exercisable within
seven days of the receipts by the Club of such notice from the Player) and the Club or the Player as
the case may be shall have a further right of appeal as set out in Clause 16(b).
18. If the Player is guilty of misconduct or a breach of an of the training or disciplinary rules or lawful
instructions of the Club or any of the provisions of this Agreement the Club may either impose a
fine not exceeding two weeks’ basic wages or order the Player not to attend at the Club for a period
not exceeding fourteen days. The Club shall inform the Player in writing of the action taken and the
full reasons for it and this information shall be recorded in a register held at the Club. The Player shall
have a right of appeal as set out in Clause 16(a) (exercisable within seven days of the receipt by the Player
of such written notification from the Club) and the Club or the Player as the case may be shall have
a further right of appeal as set out in Clause 16(b) of this Agreement. Any penalty imposed by the
Club upon the Player shall not become operative until the appeals procedures have been exhausted.
19. In the event of any grievance in connection with his employment under this Agreement the
following procedures shall be available to the Player in the order set out:
(a) the grievance shall be brought informally to the notice of the Manager of the Club in the
first instance;
(b) formal notice of the grievance may be given in writing to the Manager of the Club;
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(c) if the grievance is not settled to the Player’s satisfaction within fourteen days thereafter
formal notice of the grievance may be given in writing to the Secretary of the Club so that this
may be considered by the Board of Directors or Committee of the Club or by any duly
authorised committee or sub-committee thereof. The matter shall thereupon be dealt with
by the Board or Committee at its next convenient meeting and in any event within four
weeks of receipt of the notice;
(d) if the grievance is not settled by the Club to the Player’s satisfaction the Player shall have a
right of appeal as set out in Clause 16(a) (exercisable within seven days of the Club notifying
the Player of the decision of the Board or Committee) and the Club or the Player as the case
may be shall have a further right of appeal as set out in Clause 16(b) of this Agreement.
20. The Player may if he so desires be represented at any personal hearing of an appeal under this
Agreement by an official or member of the Professional Footballers’ Association.
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