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Israel Folau has officially been given a code of conduct breach notice by Rugby Australia.
Source: AAP
Rugby Australia has officially issued Israel Folau a “high level” breach notice and the Wallabies star faces termination of his contract over his social media activity on April 10.
The notice comes less than five days after the 30-year-old veteran of 73 Tests shared a meme that informed the masses that hell awaits “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolaters”.
Folau now has 48 hours to accept the sanction or have the matter referred to a Code of Conduct hearing.
“At its core, this is an issue of the responsibilities an employee owes to their employer and the commitments they make to their employer to abide by their employer’s policies and procedures and adhere to their employer’s values,” Rugby Australia said in a statement.
“Following the events of last year, Israel was warned formally and repeatedly about the expectations of him as player for the Wallabies and NSW Waratahs with regards to social media use and he has failed to meet those obligations. It was made clear to him that any social media posts or commentary that is in any way disrespectful to people because of their sexuality will result in disciplinary action.
“All professional Rugby players in Australia are bound by the Code of Conduct and there is a process in place for any disciplinary matter. We appreciate that this particular matter will attract significant interest, but due process must be followed.”
More here: https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/w...9a4385ea53fbe3
Appears they have retreated a little from their reported position where it was said they intended to dismiss him. The careful wording of..........
"he had been warned, formally and repeatedly".
"Folau had committed a ‘‘high level’’ breach of the players’ code of conduct warranting termination of his contract."
"due process must be followed"
Warnings and unfair dismissals. - Fair Work Ombudsman.
It's best practice to give employees warnings in writing before ending their employment. An employer doesn't have to give an employee 3 warnings, or even 1 warning but an employer should give the employee a chance to fix any performance issues.
I thought he might get another chance if he made a sincere public apology. Since then he seems to have upped the anti and is completely unapologetic.
In any event, since when has the decent thing, let alone the Christian way, been to intentionally hurt people with hate speech? No matter what you think of their lifestyle. Good riddance.
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
let he who is without sin cast the first stone.....................
i tried to use this at a public stoning when travelling the middle east with my family many years ago.
didn't work, all of a sudden thump, a huge stone flew past me.
i said " mother, sometimes i just fucking give up"
cider my arse
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
Israel Folau is was a Wallaby. Its all over the news. This thread is titled referring to the story. If you are bored don't read it. In any event don't post in a thread your not interested in and tell me what to say or think or you might get told to go join all the drunks, fornicators etc. HTH.
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
arf, forgot that sketch.
but here it is, just insert RA identities into the sketch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDe9msExUK8
TBH nothings changed much over the last 2000 years
cider my arse
You are just a naughty boy Shasta!
Damn Shasta - I can't believe that you made Israel Folau make all those comments then make all those news services write about it.
Exactly how influential are you??
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
Not very. Gerry reckons I'm just a naughty boy.![]()
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
Rugby Australia bungled its contract negotiations with Israel Folau by failing to insert social media restraints, according to a report.
The Daily Telegraph says Folau, who inked a $4 million four-year deal last year, refused to have the additional clauses retrospectively inserted into the contract.
If this is so, it will place added pressure on RA CEO Raelene Castle, whose tenure has turned into a giant headache because of Folau’s inflammatory social media posts.
Today looms as D-Day for the much-maligned Wallabies star - he has until this afternoon to lodge notice that he will fight the termination of his RA contract.
RA believe they are still on safe ground, because they will argue the Wallaby star breached the standard player code of conduct by vilifying others because of their sexuality.
The Telegraph labelled the contract situation as a “bungle” which could leave RA facing action under workplace anti-discrimination requirements.
Folau’s latest social media outburst quoted Bible scripture saying hell awaited people such as gays and atheists.
Folau’s defence will be based around him being punished for expressing his religion’s beliefs. The report says the lack of social media clauses are central to his defence.
But he would appear to still be facing a major battle.
The NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (Section 49ZT) states: “It is unlawful for a person, by a public act, to incite hatred towards, serious contempt for, or severe ridicule of, a person or group of persons on the ground of the homosexuality of the person or members of the group”.
A spokeswoman for The Workplace Employment Lawyers said RA can argue that Folau breached his contract by going against legally correct direction RA gave him.
“‘Free speech’ in the workplace is qualified by employee’s obligations under their contract. In this case, it appears that Folau was told about RA’s policies and its expectations in relation to his conduct,” she said.
“Given the history, and as Folau is a public figure, RA is likely to have grounds for taking disciplinary action which may include termination of his contract.”
She added: “The NSW Anti-Discrimination Act protects against a ‘public act’ which amounts to vilification.
“We are not aware of any case law considering vilification in the context of argued religious expression in the workplace.
“However, recent cases show that vilification via social media is being considered by the courts.”
More here: https://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby/...2183bac4bc7db1