Minimum Wage and the Voluntary Sector

Governance: 
Legal issues
Volunteer issues
Often there is confusion between workers and volunteers.The questions comes up whether you have a worker or a volunteer and are they to be paid the national minimum wage. Here are some definitions that will help you decide whether you have a volunteer or a worker.

Volunteer

Volunteers do not have any form of contract of employment or contract to perform work or provide services. They are not workers and therefore are not covered by the National Minimum Wage Act 2021.

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