Clearly. That's why Morrisons pay £15 an hour to recruit the most talented checkout staff from around the world.

And yet here you are describing as preferable a situation where a man whose family wealth is measured in the hundreds of millions pays his employees less so that he can add improvements worth tens of millions to his asset worth tens of millions with no investment from himself.

Morrisons ceo (not owner) was paid 2.6m in bonuses last year.

Andy Gilder wrote:Gareth Widdop left due to the salary cap? Now you're just embarrassing yourself chief. That's not what I said chief. Leeds failed in their attempt to sign Widdop http://m.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league ... miwge.html

Andy Gilder wrote:Gareth Widdop left due to the salary cap? Now you're just embarrassing yourself chief. That's not what I said chief. Leeds failed in their attempt to sign Widdop http://m.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league ... miwge.html

I was expecting the new players union (league13) to challenge this, as has happened in the NRL, but the players union seemed to fold before doing anything.

Same customers

You are suggesting out in the real world the same rules apply about market forces and the value of individuals - I am not convinced that is the case where payments to players are restricted by an upper limit of combined salaries. Out in your real commercial world give me an example of where the conditions experienced by RL players is replicated?

What is the incentive for an upward change - if all the clubs are in the same position, the competitive advantage would be in removing the cap altogether?

I am amazed GH hasn't managed to convince the other CEO's to bring the cap down - I genuinely believe that is what he wants, he certainly wanted it a few years ago.

If the salaries of the senior managers were also included in the cap I guarantee the cap would not have remained at the same level for 10+ years

Morrisons are allowed to pay whatever they deem appropriate - they are not constricted by an over all cap on salaries so if they want to pay the CEO £4m a year no other member of staff's wages have to be compromised to allow that to happen. Of course you were being facetious for the sake of it. If Leeds wanted to sign Jonathan Thurston then a serious re-jigging of the squad would be required to financially accomodate him

Nearly there.

What you are still thinking?

Central Park used to be a rugby league ground, now it's something else.