
The long and arduous legal process to determine what the National Minimum Wage regulations mean on the question of workers’ 'sleep-in' pay is coming to an end.
Many organisations rely on the help of volunteers and while it may seem that there is no legal relationship, it is often not that simple. At Anthony Collins Solicitors, we work with organisations to advise them on all aspects of organisational management of volunteers. While volunteers will not have a contract of employment, it is important that volunteer arrangements are in place to ensure that the relationship and expectations are defined and recorded and a clear instruction is drawn between volunteer and employees.
There are certain circumstances where the line between being a volunteer and an employee can be easily crossed, such as:
It is when these lines are crossed that organisations can be vulnerable to claims from volunteers. It is imperative that organisations safeguard themselves in relation to volunteer management.
At Anthony Collins Solicitors, we have extensive experience of working within the voluntary sector. We use this sector knowledge and our experience to work in partnership with our clients to ensure they are aware of their legal expectations toward volunteers and can advise on all aspects of volunteers management, including:
Our experienced organisational management of volunteers team is well placed to advise on volunteer issues, as many have personal experience of volunteering and are trustees of organisations that regularly work with volunteers.
Our solicitors are passionate about delivering expert support to your organisation to achieve a successful resolution to your people issues. Our advice is practical, clear and we work with you to guide you through every step of the process. If you would like further information about resolving employee relations problems and defending employment claims or how our employment law team can help you, please get in touch.
The long and arduous legal process to determine what the National Minimum Wage regulations mean on the question of workers’ 'sleep-in' pay is coming to an end.
At the end of 2020, The Charity Governance Code was updated or 'refreshed' as it is termed on its website.
We have spent the best part of a year learning new vocabulary that most of us don’t want to use ever again; 'furlough', 'self-isolation', 'CJRS' to name a few.
As our parcels are delayed and some groceries appear lacking, we are reminded that Brexit will have unforeseen implications for some time to come.
On 19 December 2019 Boris Johnson had, almost a week earlier, won a general election and the Queen announced, in her speech to Parliament, the Employment Bill (the Bill).
In so many ways the global pandemic has made running an organisation or business so much harder during these past 10 months.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a significant amount of uncertainty and concern in all aspects of our lives.
Happy New Year - our first newsletter of 2021! Throughout this year we will continue to bring you news and developments relating to the charities sector.
Our previous round-up began by sharing the news that two vaccines had shown very promising test results. Here we are, not even a month later, and the first vaccines have already been administered!
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