Yes, fake self-employment is a way to get around tax obligations and a way to avoid having to give employees certain rights. In almost all circumstances it's about employers screwing over their workers, but in the case of a big money sports team and its playing (riding) staff it's likely to be mostly about screwing the state out of tax.rick james said:Pharazon said:tax reasonsRobert5091 said:http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-sky-report-budget-of-31-million-in-2016/
Easier to fire if needs be?The accounts note that Sky's average number of full-time employees in 2016 was 33 (up from 29 in 2015), though it is understood that many of its riders are paid as contractors rather than as full-time employees.![]()
Doesn't it mean they are pretty much self employed?
I am not very familiar with either of the brothers which is why I was asking. What attitude are you speaking of? Are they head cases and have trouble with taking orders? Do they think themselves bigger than the team?hazaran said:The younger brother of Bouhanni? Same ****** attitude, but one third of the talent? Haha right, he's such a good fit for Sky.
Nacer is known for being a dirty sprinter.CyclingDaddy55 said:I am not very familiar with either of the brothers which is why I was asking. What attitude are you speaking of? Are they head cases and have trouble with taking orders? Do they think themselves bigger than the team?hazaran said:The younger brother of Bouhanni? Same ****** attitude, but one third of the talent? Haha right, he's such a good fit for Sky.
Sky still have this, Head of Legal and Commercial Affairs - Hussein Fahmy20th June 2017 Arsenal have hired top Team Sky legal expert Huss Fahmy in a bid to resolve the situation surrounding contract rebels Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil.
The Gunners reportedly turned to Fahmy a week ago in a desperate bid to work on the legal aspects of player deals.
Huss Fahmy will take on a back-office role at Arsenal dealing with player contracts.
Fahmy has been a key part of cycling outfit Team Sky's team since 2010 - after leaving his job at multi-national law firm Herbert Smith.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/13/sky-chief-executive-jeremy-darroch-pay-quadruples-to-16m-despite-profits-fallSky group chief executive Jeremy Darroch was a driving force behind the broadcaster’s investment in cycling.
With Sky being instrumental in the exponential growth in football’s English Premier League, Darroch wanted to dispel a stigma of “Moneybags Sky”.
He saw an opportunity by investing at a grassroots level with British Cycling, while making Sky’s “Believe in Better” motto more tangible to the public through bankrolling a professional cycling outfit.
The Sky chief exec remains on the board of the team, which, unlike most other professional cycling teams, is a subsidiary of the corporate entity.
Millar, the sister of renowned British former pro David Millar, said: “Jeremy had this very clear objective, that was a business-led objective as to why he wanted to get into cycling. Dave had this very clear objective around the Tour de France, and the two things aligned.”
Sky’s chief executive, Jeremy Darroch, was paid more than £16m in the year to the end of June, despite a hefty fall in annual profits at the broadcaster’s UK and Ireland business.
Darroch’s total remuneration almost quadrupled year-on-year, from £4.6m in 2016 to £16.3m last year, thanks to a payout of nearly £12m under Sky’s long-term incentive plan. The scheme, which vests every two years, paid him a more modest £4.7m in 2015.
He also received an almost maximum bonus of £1.9m, 186% of a potential 200% of his £1.04m annual salary.
The payouts came as Sky’s total operating profits fell 6% to £1.47bn for the year. The UK, which accounted for £1.3bn of that, was down 14%.
Robert5091 said:https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/3835170/arsenal-hire-team-sky-legal-expert-alexis-sanchez-mesut-ozil/
20th June 2017 Arsenal have hired top Team Sky legal expert Huss Fahmy in a bid to resolve the situation surrounding contract rebels Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil.
The Gunners reportedly turned to Fahmy a week ago in a desperate bid to work on the legal aspects of player deals.
Huss Fahmy will take on a back-office role at Arsenal dealing with player contracts.
Fahmy has been a key part of cycling outfit Team Sky's team since 2010 - after leaving his job at multi-national law firm Herbert Smith.
Sky still have this, Head of Legal and Commercial Affairs - Hussein Fahmy
http://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/17543/9629286/lawyer
Mind you, it has n't been updated since 30/12/15!![]()
So is Froome.TMP402 said:Nacer is known for being a dirty sprinter.CyclingDaddy55 said:I am not very familiar with either of the brothers which is why I was asking. What attitude are you speaking of? Are they head cases and have trouble with taking orders? Do they think themselves bigger than the team?hazaran said:The younger brother of Bouhanni? Same ****** attitude, but one third of the talent? Haha right, he's such a good fit for Sky.
Understatement of the year :lol:TMP402 said:Nacer is known for being a dirty sprinter.CyclingDaddy55 said:I am not very familiar with either of the brothers which is why I was asking. What attitude are you speaking of? Are they head cases and have trouble with taking orders? Do they think themselves bigger than the team?hazaran said:The younger brother of Bouhanni? Same ****** attitude, but one third of the talent? Haha right, he's such a good fit for Sky.
Is he? Can you please back that claim upEl Pistolero said:So is Froome.TMP402 said:Nacer is known for being a dirty sprinter.CyclingDaddy55 said:I am not very familiar with either of the brothers which is why I was asking. What attitude are you speaking of? Are they head cases and have trouble with taking orders? Do they think themselves bigger than the team?hazaran said:The younger brother of Bouhanni? Same ****** attitude, but one third of the talent? Haha right, he's such a good fit for Sky.
http://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/305527/nibali-uit-kritiek-op-froome-hij-leunt-als-een-sprinter-op-zijn-team.htmlrick james said:Is he? Can you please back that claim upEl Pistolero said:So is Froome.TMP402 said:Nacer is known for being a dirty sprinter.CyclingDaddy55 said:I am not very familiar with either of the brothers which is why I was asking. What attitude are you speaking of? Are they head cases and have trouble with taking orders? Do they think themselves bigger than the team?hazaran said:The younger brother of Bouhanni? Same ****** attitude, but one third of the talent? Haha right, he's such a good fit for Sky.
God this is so funny!El Pistolero said:[quote="
http://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/305527/nibali-uit-kritiek-op-froome-hij-leunt-als-een-sprinter-op-zijn-team.html
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20170911_03067019
This passage in particular:
Lefevere: "“Het siert hem als toprenner, maar de manier waarop was er ver over. Twee keer kwakte hij Yves Lampaert uit het wiel van Trentin.”
There you go, I just proved Froome is nothing more than a dirty sprinter.
First Sky wins the Tour with a track cyclist and now with a freaking sprinter lol. What's next?
“We initially changed to white jerseys for the Tour de France last summer, and it was the feedback from riders and the response from our fans that inspired us to go white for the 2018 season,” Brailsford said.
“Our ambition is for our riders to have the leading performance clothing in the peloton, and we believe that the 2018 kit is our best yet.”
Giro-Froome, Poels, de la Cruz, Rosa, Geoghegan Hart, Kiryienka, Castroviejo, PuccioPoursuivant said:What is the early thoughts for Giro and Tour squads then people?