New charter launched to set out volunteer rights
Date posted: 09 Dec 2009
A new charter has been launched in order to outline the rights of the country''s volunteer workers and the extent of their roles.
With the support of Volunteering England and the Trades Union Congress (TUC), the Volunteers'' Charter highlights the expenses and training opportunities that volunteers should be entitled to.
Meanwhile, it also notes that a firm''s paid employees should not be negatively impacted upon by the use of volunteer workers.
A new charter has been launched in order to outline the rights of the country''s volunteer workers and the extent of their roles.
With the support of Volunteering England and the Trades Union Congress (TUC), the Volunteers'' Charter highlights the expenses and training opportunities that volunteers should be entitled to.
Meanwhile, it also notes that a firm''s paid employees should not be negatively impacted upon by the use of volunteer workers.
Brendan Barber, the general secretary of the TUC, believes that it is important that the differences between paid and volunteer workers are made obvious.
He commented: "An increasing number of interns and volunteers have been taken on during the recession.
"With so many people concerned about their jobs, it''s vital that employers make a clear distinction."
Meanwhile, Mr Barber has also recently suggested that he wants to see the forthcoming Pre-Budget Report address the issue of unemployment.
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