Wimbledon | Can employees have their wages docked for poor effort?

Can employees have their wages docked for poor effort?

Tennis player Bernard Tomic has been fined his full Wimbledon prize money of £45,000, due to a lack of effort after his opponent defeated him within just 58 minutes – Sky News reported.

The Australian player was slammed with the highest-ever fine after officials at the All England Club ruled that he “did not perform to the required professional standard”.

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