期刊名称：Facta Universitatis : Series Physical Education and Sport
印刷版ISSN：1451-740X
出版年度：2012
卷号：10
期号：02
页码：151-167
出版社：University of Niš
摘要：The main goal of this article is to determine whether professional athletes can be viewed as employees in the sense of employment regulation. Whilst professional athletes shared common experiences as a result of their sporting careers, there are also some important differences both within and between these groups. The usual concept of a worker is defined by factors such as: the level and regularity of earnings; the prospects of security; work conditions; relations with the social strata above and below him; general conditions of living and the prospects for future advancement. The labor class was and always is characterized by a strong tradition of industrial organization, and as a result enjoyed relative economic advantages. A professional athlete, on the other hand, display some of the characteristics which define workers in general, but there are still significant differences between them and general workers. For example, many successful athletes enjoyed favorable living standards in comparison to general workers, but the continuation of this situation could not be guaranteed after retirement from their sporting careers. Furthermore, many professional athletes were excluded from employment protection provisions for many years. Because of this and many other reasons stated in this article, the authors are proposing that labor relations of professions athlete should be viewed as sui generis with full acknowledgement of its specific features.
