2016 FIFPRO GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT REPORT

10 TOP FINDINGS
40,20% DELAY
59,80%
IN PAYMENT
NO DELAY
IN PAYMENT
PLAYERS WITH A COPY OF THEIR CONTRACT HAD A 15%
BETTER CHANCE OF BEING PAID ON TIME
FIGURE 5.4 PAYMENT DELAYS AND AVAILABILITY OF A WRITTEN CONTRACT
Having a written contract (as opposed to only a verbal
agreement) improved the chances of timely payment.
WRITTEN
CONTRACT
40,20% DELAY
IN PAYMENT
59,80%
NO WRITTEN
CONTRACT
NO DELAY
IN PAYMENT
51,10% DELAY
IN PAYMENT
48,90%
WRITTEN
CONTRACT
NO DELAY
IN PAYMENT
51.10%
DELAY IN PAYMENT
40.20%
NO DELAY
IN PAYMENT
NO WRITTEN
CONTRACT
PAYMENT DELAYS AND AVAILABILITY OF A WRITTEN CONTRACT
51,10% DELAY
48.90% 59.80%
48,90%
IN PAYMENT
NO DELAY
IN PAYMENT
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS WERE 20% MORE LIKELY TO BE HONOURED
THAN CIVIL- OR SELF-EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
Civil law or self-employment contracts are largely an
Eastern European phenomenon, a region with generally
high rates of non-payment.
DELAY IN PAYMENT
NO DELAY
IN PAYMENT
PAYMENT DELAYS AND TYPE OF CLUB CONTRACT
2016 Football
Employment Report