Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Employment relations in sports are shaped by the interplay of national legislation, international standards, and relations between the public sector and the sports movement. The sports ecosystem represents a specific organizational and governing structure balancing public interest and the growing commercialization of sports. Given the specificity, this paper aims to explore labor relations, focusing on the legal framework and institutional environment that define the rights and obligations of professional athletes in particular. The key challenges identified include the gap between law-on-the-book versus law-in-action, especially the alignment of sports specific regulations with labor-related provisions. The results suggest the need for a concerted effort to engage in systematic governance reforms of the sports movement, to provide compliance with the legal system, and to ensure its application.
DOI: 10.16997/eslj.1761
Authors: Marko Begović, Marko Begović
Institution: Univerzitet Union Nikola Tesla
Language: English
Topic: Legal and Labor Studies
Subfield: Industrial relations
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407176516