Youth group wage proviso proposed

By Indira Das-Gupta, Third Sector, 22 August 2007

Youth volunteering charities v and ProjectScotland could be exempted from the application of minimum wage rules to volunteers, a Government consultation has suggested.

Under current law, volunteers who receive anything over and above pocket expenses - such as allowances or training that does not relate directly to their voluntary work - could argue that they are entitled to the minimum wage. A Government consultation called The National Minimum Wage and Voluntary Workers has...

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