Benjamin Mendy - City lose case and Mendy awarded £11m in back pay (p168)

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Justice prevails!

His wages should hace been paid in full as soon as he was acquitted.

Penny pinchers.

It isn’t quite that simple, but his contract didn’t have the necessary small print to stop his wages even though he was unavailable to play due to the FA suspension.

I can see why the club challenged it, but can also see why they lost.

 

[I'm Blue]

Justice prevails!

His wages should hace been paid in full as soon as he was acquitted.

Penny pinchers.

I agree though maybe City believed he was in breach of contract.
Not knowing what’s in his contract it’s hard to say who’s in the right here.
Either way pay it and move on.
They could always put season ticket prices up again to cover the cost.

 

[ancoats]

But City are paying him to play football, so surely the FA must compensate City for stopping an innocent person able to play football !

City would still have to pay his basic wage, All players have a basic wage without a bonus for playing or achievements like winning or winning silverware or Champions League places, Like I said a player contract is based on all sorts of rules and targets, Even having to make yourself available and fit to play or turning up on time and fit and ready to play,

I think I read somewhere that this was part of the reason City stopped paying him

 

[mexico1970]

He can afford to pay the city lads he borrowed from now, bet they are relieved at the outcome :)

 

[Chris in London]

Justice prevails!

His wages should hace been paid in full as soon as he was acquitted.

Penny pinchers.

No they shouldn't.

Why should the club pay him for the period he was banged up inside because he had chosen to breach his own bail conditions?

 

[thismeansfour]

No they shouldn't.

Why should the club pay him for the period he was banged up inside because he had chosen to breach his own bail conditions?

Well regardless it has turned out he was due them wages, or the majority at least. So he was right and City was wrong. Many in this thread are acting like rival fans after CAS.

 

[I'm Blue]

No they shouldn't.

Why should the club pay him for the period he was banged up inside because he had chosen to breach his own bail conditions?

Maybe that’s why we don’t have to pay him the full amount.

 

[eyalluvitt]

I was surprised City didn't settle this. The truth is that employment law is pretty rigid. With cases like this the general protocol is people are suspended on full pay pending the outcome of the case. If they are cleared they get paid up. Mendy behaved like a scumbag repeatedly breaking lockdown rules but was charged and subsequently cleared of rape. I am assuming the only complication would have been whether he was due extra payments for things like win bonuses and appearance fees. He was always going to get paid his basic salary.

We just love the bad publicity

 

[ShedDweller]

It isn’t quite that simple, but his contract didn’t have the necessary small print to stop his wages even though he was unavailable to play due to the FA suspension.

I can see why the club challenged it, but can also see why they lost.

Yeah, this... it just illustrates the madness of football. Imagine running a business like that.

As always, I'd imagine it will lead to a bit more small print going into players contracts in the future.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Yeah, this... it just illustrates the madness of football. Imagine running a business like that.

As always, I'd imagine it will lead to a bit more small print going into players contracts in the future.

For sure on the last bit.

I wonder if Newcastle paid Tonali last season.