Sandringham forced to lay off staff
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Re: Sandringham forced to lay off staff
Great to see the AFL standing back and letting the feeder competition die on the vine!
The rest of Australia can wander mask-free, socialise, eat out, no curfews, no zoning, no police rings of steel, no illogical inconsistent rules.
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
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Re: Sandringham forced to lay off staff
And this is THE problem
Household incomes need to be protected
Cash is king and that cash needs to still circulate as and where it can to retain some semblance of an economy
Liquidity
Support for good business encountering cash flow disruption so that they do not close
Protecting household income (including self funded retirees who are unknown to government because they have provided for their own retirement)
So far we have seen $750- to be paid to those on Social Security sometime in the future plus accelerated depreciation “so you can go out and buy a car”
We see Sandringham - and my favourite Company Qantas, with its record from the time retrenchment costs, write offs and the bringing forward of expenses left so much red ink that they have only now started to pay tax - and their CEO gets a lazy $23 Million a year
If Qantas fails, good riddance
Doesn’t help their employees tho, effectively sacked forthwith.
If the government provides support to Qantas, a tax manipulator, I will spew
But its employees require support along with every other person who has had their income impacted
In terms of media coverage, presenting that Australia lead the World, go to Aljazeera on line and benchmark Australian to other Nations
We are just following the pack - and there is no benchmarking of our disgusting media to elsewhere
Look for the articles on China
And South Korea - which is very interesting in regard their response
But you will not read that in our media with its bias for neo-Conservative ideology
Instead we see Scomo closing the borders - on March 19 based on the virus being introduced from overseas - well, wow, I would never have guessed that
Interesting too is that South Korea have identified the source in their tracking - a “Church” group similar to many we see here with their “God makes babies” belief
Go read the article
And forget local media trying to outdo each other with their sensational headline
Household incomes need to be protected
Cash is king and that cash needs to still circulate as and where it can to retain some semblance of an economy
Liquidity
Support for good business encountering cash flow disruption so that they do not close
Protecting household income (including self funded retirees who are unknown to government because they have provided for their own retirement)
So far we have seen $750- to be paid to those on Social Security sometime in the future plus accelerated depreciation “so you can go out and buy a car”
We see Sandringham - and my favourite Company Qantas, with its record from the time retrenchment costs, write offs and the bringing forward of expenses left so much red ink that they have only now started to pay tax - and their CEO gets a lazy $23 Million a year
If Qantas fails, good riddance
Doesn’t help their employees tho, effectively sacked forthwith.
If the government provides support to Qantas, a tax manipulator, I will spew
But its employees require support along with every other person who has had their income impacted
In terms of media coverage, presenting that Australia lead the World, go to Aljazeera on line and benchmark Australian to other Nations
We are just following the pack - and there is no benchmarking of our disgusting media to elsewhere
Look for the articles on China
And South Korea - which is very interesting in regard their response
But you will not read that in our media with its bias for neo-Conservative ideology
Instead we see Scomo closing the borders - on March 19 based on the virus being introduced from overseas - well, wow, I would never have guessed that
Interesting too is that South Korea have identified the source in their tracking - a “Church” group similar to many we see here with their “God makes babies” belief
Go read the article
And forget local media trying to outdo each other with their sensational headline
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Re: Sandringham forced to lay off staff
Been discussing the financial disaster looming with the guys at work.
I’m no economic expert but I’ve had some radical ideas that may help:
1. Lower the retirement age to 60. Ok, the pension bill would be bigger but it may create new jobs for younger people;
2. If people aged say, 50, lose their job, let them be able to access their super tax free so they can maybe pay their house off. They may then be short later in life but in the worst case scenario of all this, their future will be cactus anyway
Just my two bobs worth. Carry on, chaps
I’m no economic expert but I’ve had some radical ideas that may help:
1. Lower the retirement age to 60. Ok, the pension bill would be bigger but it may create new jobs for younger people;
2. If people aged say, 50, lose their job, let them be able to access their super tax free so they can maybe pay their house off. They may then be short later in life but in the worst case scenario of all this, their future will be cactus anyway
Just my two bobs worth. Carry on, chaps
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Re: Sandringham forced to lay off staff
Clearly you aren't grasping the situation playing out. If the world community fails to minimise the impact of the virus then sport and all other non essential life activities will slide completely of the radar in a very quick time frame. The AFL is as desperate as any other profit making business to salvage its self interest but it may be futile and only a distraction to much more important pursuits.Enrico_Misso wrote: ↑Thu 19 Mar 2020 11:04pm Great to see the AFL standing back and letting the feeder competition die on the vine!
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Re: Sandringham forced to lay off staff
My point is this is incredibly short sighted sacking experienced staff.Secret Kiel wrote: ↑Fri 20 Mar 2020 9:30amClearly you aren't grasping the situation playing out. If the world community fails to minimise the impact of the virus then sport and all other non essential life activities will slide completely of the radar in a very quick time frame. The AFL is as desperate as any other profit making business to salvage its self interest but it may be futile and only a distraction to much more important pursuits.Enrico_Misso wrote: ↑Thu 19 Mar 2020 11:04pm Great to see the AFL standing back and letting the feeder competition die on the vine!
Valuable staff are not a tap.
You can't expect to just re-employ them in a few months.
When things get back to normal we may find these valuable human resources are unavailable and their expertise lost.
Surely they could have negotiated a pay cut and/or redeployed them?
The rest of Australia can wander mask-free, socialise, eat out, no curfews, no zoning, no police rings of steel, no illogical inconsistent rules.
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
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Re: Sandringham forced to lay off staff
The tap will runneth over when the world turns back on.Enrico_Misso wrote: ↑Fri 20 Mar 2020 12:48pmMy point is this is incredibly short sighted sacking experienced staff.Secret Kiel wrote: ↑Fri 20 Mar 2020 9:30amClearly you aren't grasping the situation playing out. If the world community fails to minimise the impact of the virus then sport and all other non essential life activities will slide completely of the radar in a very quick time frame. The AFL is as desperate as any other profit making business to salvage its self interest but it may be futile and only a distraction to much more important pursuits.Enrico_Misso wrote: ↑Thu 19 Mar 2020 11:04pm Great to see the AFL standing back and letting the feeder competition die on the vine!
Valuable staff are not a tap.
You can't expect to just re-employ them in a few months.
When things get back to normal we may find these valuable human resources are unavailable and their expertise lost.
Surely they could have negotiated a pay cut and/or redeployed them?
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Re: Sandringham forced to lay off staff
Secret Kiel wrote: ↑Fri 20 Mar 2020 9:30amThe AFL is a "Not for profit organisation" they do not pay tax.Enrico_Misso wrote: ↑Thu 19 Mar 2020 11:04pm The AFL is as desperate as any other profit making business to salvage its self interest but it may be futile and only a distraction to much more important pursuits.
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Re: Sandringham forced to lay off staff
The AFL is more "Not for Profit" than the Vatican in Rome is.Groovy Guru wrote: ↑Fri 20 Mar 2020 2:36pmThe AFL is a "Not for profit organisation" they do not pay tax.Secret Kiel wrote: ↑Fri 20 Mar 2020 9:30am The AFL is as desperate as any other profit making business to salvage its self interest but it may be futile and only a distraction to much more important pursuits.
At least the Churches have done the responsible thing and closed down.
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Re: Sandringham forced to lay off staff
Torn on the decision of the AFL, noting horse racing continues
On one side it provides a welcome distraction from otherwise very bleak circumstances - but T what ultimate cost to players and support staff?
On the other side it sends a wrong message, contrary to “social distancing” which is a consistent message being prompted to society
So is it undermining the seriousness by the game continuing as normal on the field
And what does shorter quarters achieve?
Only with the benefit of hindsight can an answer be given
In the meantime it is what it is
The attempts to control this virus needs to also include testing (where there are restrictions Australia wide -still on 20 March so 9 days after the WHO lifted its warning due to the “alarming” spread and the “alarming” lack of response (by governments), “alarming” being the description of the WHO in their press release
That was on 11 March, so 9 days ago
“alarming” is why we see the figures paraded before us as a Premiership Table
The most effective course of action is to practice social distancing AND (again from the WHO) to test, test, test (which we appear not promoting because of??) then track, track, track all the way back to source
That testing and tracking will see numbers increase - much to the glee of media looking for yet another negative headline to sell their irrelevant product - because it has to
Until everyone is identified and quarantined so there are no carriers
Then we get to the impact on our wider society
Liquidity
Saving otherwise solid business which would otherwise shutter
Supporting households where income is impacted
With the last 2 of the above, complying with government advice is the catalyst
So responsibility is with government, a responsibility not yet addressed
Meanwhile the footy goes on
And time will tell what message this sends to a society under siege
On one side it provides a welcome distraction from otherwise very bleak circumstances - but T what ultimate cost to players and support staff?
On the other side it sends a wrong message, contrary to “social distancing” which is a consistent message being prompted to society
So is it undermining the seriousness by the game continuing as normal on the field
And what does shorter quarters achieve?
Only with the benefit of hindsight can an answer be given
In the meantime it is what it is
The attempts to control this virus needs to also include testing (where there are restrictions Australia wide -still on 20 March so 9 days after the WHO lifted its warning due to the “alarming” spread and the “alarming” lack of response (by governments), “alarming” being the description of the WHO in their press release
That was on 11 March, so 9 days ago
“alarming” is why we see the figures paraded before us as a Premiership Table
The most effective course of action is to practice social distancing AND (again from the WHO) to test, test, test (which we appear not promoting because of??) then track, track, track all the way back to source
That testing and tracking will see numbers increase - much to the glee of media looking for yet another negative headline to sell their irrelevant product - because it has to
Until everyone is identified and quarantined so there are no carriers
Then we get to the impact on our wider society
Liquidity
Saving otherwise solid business which would otherwise shutter
Supporting households where income is impacted
With the last 2 of the above, complying with government advice is the catalyst
So responsibility is with government, a responsibility not yet addressed
Meanwhile the footy goes on
And time will tell what message this sends to a society under siege
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Re: Sandringham forced to lay off staff
Cut games by 20%.To the top wrote: ↑Fri 20 Mar 2020 8:28pm Torn on the decision of the AFL, noting horse racing continues
On one side it provides a welcome distraction from otherwise very bleak circumstances - but T what ultimate cost to players and support staff?
On the other side it sends a wrong message, contrary to “social distancing” which is a consistent message being prompted to society
So is it undermining the seriousness by the game continuing as normal on the field
And what does shorter quarters achieve?
Only with the benefit of hindsight can an answer be given
In the meantime it is what it is
The attempts to control this virus needs to also include testing (where there are restrictions Australia wide -still on 20 March so 9 days after the WHO lifted its warning due to the “alarming” spread and the “alarming” lack of response (by governments), “alarming” being the description of the WHO in their press release
That was on 11 March, so 9 days ago
“alarming” is why we see the figures paraded before us as a Premiership Table
The most effective course of action is to practice social distancing AND (again from the WHO) to test, test, test (which we appear not promoting because of??) then track, track, track all the way back to source
That testing and tracking will see numbers increase - much to the glee of media looking for yet another negative headline to sell their irrelevant product - because it has to
Until everyone is identified and quarantined so there are no carriers
Then we get to the impact on our wider society
Liquidity
Saving otherwise solid business which would otherwise shutter
Supporting households where income is impacted
With the last 2 of the above, complying with government advice is the catalyst
So responsibility is with government, a responsibility not yet addressed
Meanwhile the footy goes on
And time will tell what message this sends to a society under siege
Cut game time by 20%
Cut player payments by 20%.
Simple really.
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Re: Sandringham forced to lay off staff
So preferable to Scomo’s mate Joyce at Qantas and what he has done with his former work force (and at Sandringham FC)?