The PFA says that they won’t be accepting pay cuts to Premiership players as it will harm the NHS by depriving them of revenue gained from income tax.
That is bizarre and I'm sure likely true. Thing is many of these top players have complex tax arrangements often so the real tax they pay is much less than it could or should be with standard arrangements. So what is the real tax loss? Not so much I wouldn't have thought.
Maybe do it a different way and create an NHS contribution fund with a certain % taken instead. This way any monies taken directly goes to the NHS and no loss in incurred.
Maybe many football club supporters should think long and hard about how much they support their clubs after this. They have a chance to do the right and good things at no short term reduction in their lifestyles.
I have no issue in most companies taking the option to furlough their staff. They are worried about their businesses and people's jobs. Even at 80% most employees are likely in nett terms better off financial in fact. If the company makes up the 20% then they are likely seeing financial improvements in real terms. All while not working so have 37.5 hours or more extra hours in their week to look after children or spend time doing things they need to do in the current circumstances.
So in essence the employee who is not furloughed is not disadvantaged at all as is still the same as they weren't. Just disadvantaged when compared to the furloughed staff possibly.
However at the end of this most people should be just thankful they are alive, healthy, have a roof over their head, food, clothes and may even be able to have a job at the end and return to some kind of normal life.
There are and will be many who weren't/aren't so lucky.
