Collecting a check

[AllWeatherFan]

Yes, they will relieve him. They'll just pay his retirement benefits. Not a problem.

 

[PlayerRep]

If a contract is non-renewed then the parties continue performing their contractual duties until the term ends. Obviously, that is not the case here. The non-renewal term used by Engstrom may sound good, but in actuality it’s nothing more than an acknowledgement that he fired them without cause . You are right that Engstrom had full authority to fire them, which, given the inept way he exercises that authority, is a pretty scary thought for any current or future employees (not to mention the tax payers that will be stuck paying for his blunders).

Wrong. Contracts are "not renewed" all the time, and as soon as that decision is made, 90% of the time the person is relieved of their duties and paid out to the end of the contract.

Nope. That (the 90% thing) is absolutely not true. Completely false. Contracts are not renewed, but people are rarely relieved of their duties before the end of the contract. If the job is taken away immediately, the employees are terminated or their contact is bought out in some mutual fashion.

Really? Head football (and baseball) coaches are fired all the time and paid out their contracts...why do you think there's so many ex-head coaches sitting in broadcaster's booths? It's because they're getting massive paychecks from FORMER employers...i.e., their contract is getting paid out despite them not having keys to the Cadillac any more.

Nope, they buy out their contracts--either under the terms of the contract or as mutually agreed to. The coaches are then no longer employed by team. The team's don't just say they are not renewing the contracts, and relieving the the coach from his duties. Generally, relieving employees from their duties is something done when there is an investigation or some other thing going on. Generally, it's temporary--although eventually the employer may get fired.