Long Eye Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 But as I understand it, to be classified as self-employed, you must be able to offer your services to whoever you like, whenever you like. Not necessarily true. Tests of employment vs self-employment are numerous and no one test over-rides others . For example a self-employed consultant could easily have a clause in the contract for services that prevents him/her offering services to a client/customer's direct competitor. And then of course, there is the matter of riders being "assets" and how that reconciles with the notion of free self-employment. Complete red herring as the asset system is nothing to do with employment, it is specific to sport. And technically riders are not assets, it is the contract that is the asset. A riders BSPA contract ends on October 31st so how does that remain an asset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Flag Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Well, I've never seen one stop to pick up a passenger.... ...not until Greg Hancock in the Aussie GP anyway. haha brilliant, but don't tell the SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WembleyLion Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 My day job brings me into much contact with tax law and often I take on instructions from clients to advise/defend their self employed status. I also help a few Speedway riders with their accounts and tax and I do feel self employed status is not particularly difficult to argue for a Speedway rider. As has already been said on this thread (and a few others) riders are not assets of or owned by clubs although you might still find the odd promoter who thinks differently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 My day job brings me into much contact with tax law and often I take on instructions from clients to advise/defend their self employed status. I also help a few Speedway riders with their accounts and tax and I do feel self employed status is not particularly difficult to argue for a Speedway rider. As has already been said on this thread (and a few others) riders are not assets of or owned by clubs although you might still find the odd promoter who thinks differently! I think the correct term to use is a promotion holds "the registration to ride in the UK". That is what is loaned or sold to another promotion. A rider is needed to sign to change clubs, and gets 10% of the transfer fee if he hasn't actively asked for a transfer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Leslie Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 I think the correct term to use is a promotion holds "the registration to ride in the UK". And strictly speaking not even the entire UK. Just BSPA clubs within the UK. If, (like other sports who have multiple governing bodies e.g. boxing, darts), there was suddenly a rival governing body sanctioned by the RAC/SCB in competition to the BSPA, then the BSPA registration would only hold over BSPA clubs, not those of a rival body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 And strictly speaking not even the entire UK. Just BSPA clubs within the UK. And I think not even the UK - just Great Britain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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