Worcester Warriors administrators state that they expect players who aren’t paid to work for the club, as well as those who have violated contract notices.
Palmer was only informed of this crucial information on Thursday night, when Sixways club wi-fi had been restored.
On Friday, staff and players were not paid September wages.
Palmer explained to BBC Sport that “my understanding is that the wages haven’t been paid and there aren’t funds to do so.” “So I believe the RPA will advise players to give 14-day notice of termination of contract.
This could be overtaken by His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs’ winding-up petition against WRFC Players Ltd next week. This hearing will take place in London’s High Court on Wednesday 5 October. It is also the deadline to non-playing staff.
Palmer added, “If nothing happens, which I can’t imagine it will at this moment,” and “I understand that the HMRC is going to proceed with the intention of winding up the company.”
The petition will be granted if the company is liquidated. If so, players would be freed from their contracts.
Warriors captain Ted Hill told BBC Hereford & Worcester on Friday morning: “We want to get the club up and running and back to its former glory.
“That’s the most important thing. People will stick if it does this. There are always things that happen, and it is a professional sport.
Palmer said: “In terms players, I imagine their agent are engaged with another club to place them in playing contracts elsewhere.”
Staff relaunch Go Fund Me page
The Warriors staff appealed for funds as they face another month without pay. Go Fund Me page They were originally established last month following similar difficulties. However, some of them have been granted work by the Begbies Traynor administration.
Palmer said: “While I understand the uncertainty and focus on the players has been great, we can’t forget about the employees that are employed. Many of them were paid only 65% of the wages for the previous month and some even less.
“We have a skeleton staff consisting of approximately half a dozen people to assist the administration. They will be paid on a consulting basis for their assistance.
“We are working very hard. Because of the realities of club administration, we’re working in tight deadlines.
“There are many events scheduled to take place in the coming weeks, and months. We can start to get the events business going. That would allow us to bring back staff on a consulting basis. But I don’t want any false hopes about that being huge numbers.
Worcester’s debts total more than £25m, including at least £6m in unpaid tax, while owners Colin Goldring and Jason Whittingham have been accused of asset stripping the club.
The club failed Monday’s Rugby Football Union deadline to provide proof of insurance coverage and funds for their monthly payroll. This resulted in them being removed from all competitions.
Whittingham and Goldring have not spoken publicly. was interviewed by the BBC WRFC Players will continue to be managed by Begbies Traynor until September 8. Palmer is not convinced that Begbies Traynor could also become administrators of WRFC Players.
Can Worcester be kept in the Premiership
If WRFC Players Ltd was liquidated, the Premiership club would have no contract players or staff and would likely have to leave the top flight of English club rugby.
However, two consortiums have expressed an interest in the purchase of the club, one including Jim O’Toole, former chief executive of Worcester.
Palmer stated that it was a positive thing to note that we are dealing more than one serious concern. “We also have a number enquiries from people who might be interested in this if we can move fast enough.
“There’s real interest in keeping Worcester running, but it’s still very early. It’s only been three days. It is all about speaking with interested parties and determining if we can complete complex transactions within the timeframes that we have.
“There is a live suspension. I have to be aware of the concerns of RFU about how fast that has to be resolved. If we want to sell the business, I will need to consider their timeframes. So the focus should be on finding a solution that provides longer-term viability.
Premiership Rugby also has concerns. They are concerned about whether a club can play again this season, and they want to preserve the integrity of the league.
“It’s because I have to stress to interested parties that there are still weeks to work here, even if we don’t deliver a final transaction. To make meaningful progress so everyone can get a time extension that will enable us to get past the line.