The Labor Inspection began this morning with the investigation into the contractual situation in which the soccer players and coaching staff of Rayo Vallecano Femenino found themselves for 18 days, reported in a statement the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE).
“Early on Monday, August 23, footballers and coaching staff have been summoned by the inspector designated for this cause, after denouncing AFE the irregular situation in which they found themselves “, said AFE.
Players and coaching staff of the Madrid team have been training since August 2 without being registered with Social Security, so they decided go to the footballers union to reverse the situation. AFE denounced the club alleging “a fraud” to the Social Security.
The president of AFE, David Aganzo, also assured that there was an issue of inequality with the female staff compared to the male: “The issue of inequality is clear in this case. The players have only undergone an anti-covid test since August 2 and cannot park inside the sports complex, unlike their male teammates “.
Therefore, AFE announced in its statement that “it also included in its complaint the need, for its investigation and possible sanction, to address the situation of discrimination that soccer players have suffered, compared to his colleagues at Rayo Vallecano, in relation to their working conditions in application of current legislation. ”
Last Saturday, August 21, two days after the entire squad and AFE appeared at a press conference to explain what happened, Rayo Vallecano issued a statement in which it confirmed that the players were discharged from Social Security with date August 20, ending the contractual situation with the players, who will be able to return to training and thus prepare for their league debut on September 5.
“Due to the emergency of the situation, Rayo has carried out the negotiation and conclusion of the contracts using its own funds so as not to diminish the expectations generated in several players due to the drastic lack of income generated by the incomprehensible situation that it is not yet approved the professional league “, declared the club chaired by Raúl Martín Presa.
In the same way, the Ray assured that “He has never practiced discriminatory treatment with the players.”
The League will start on September 5 and the Rayista team will have to visit the Wanda Stadium in Alcalá de Henares to face Atlético de Madrid.
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