Wasps players will take a 25 per cent pay cut until the English Premiership resumes to offset the slump in revenue caused by the coronavirus.
Premiership rugby has been suspended for at least five weeks because of the epidemic.
The potential for the delay to go on even longer is causing concern among English clubs, who fear a severe impact on their short-term finances.
Wasps have responded by implementing the wage cut until top-flight matches return.
"We are putting in place salary reductions of 25 per cent across the majority of the rugby department until we are playing Premiership matches again," Wasps chief executive Stephen Vaughan said on Friday.
"These measures will take effect from April 1. A number of lower-paid staff will be excluded from these salary reductions."