Kolpak status - how it effects the PRL

[BG]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-7992889/Brexit-puts-Premiership-Rugby-Kolpak-players-risk-clubs-look-increase-overseas-player-quota.html

I've never really understood what Kolpak status is/was. I'm guessing this is an EU employment law that applies to all employment and that its not just a rugby (RFU/PRL) rule?

What was the reasoning behind it? Why do SA workers qualify but not ozzies or NZ?

[Tervueren]

Kolpak ruling means that countries that have signed European Union Association Agreements have the same employment rights in the EU as do EU citizens. So it depends upon whether a country is signed up, I image SA are and Oz are not.

[NellyWellyWaspy]

Unless, between now and then (and I think it will be quite likely) the UK comes to an agreement with those countries to either allow those already here to apply for settled status, or we enact a similar agreement. There must be a lot of such nationality persons in the UK, so I am guessing something will get sorted, with the usual level of incompetence that our Home Office normally displays.

[Neils]

Also tend to be Commonwealth so I can see an early accommodation being agreed.

[BG]

Also tend to be Commonwealth so I can see an early accommodation being agreed.

Which is why I was slightly surprised Oz and NZ hadn't signed up. Perhaps there is some level of reciprocation that those 2 were unhappy with?

[Tervueren]

I believe that Australia and NZ are still in negotiations with the EU