The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has published guidance to help understand legal rights and obligations when managing volunteers.
NCVO writes:
The following is Guidance to help you understand your legal rights and obligations when managing volunteers. The topics covered include:
- Volunteers and employment rights
- Employment Status
- Volunteering and benefits
- Volunteering, tax and National Insurance
- Volunteering and health and safety
- Insurance and volunteers
- Safeguarding, vulnerable clients and DBS
- Copyright and volunteers
- Young volunteers
- Volunteer drivers
- Involving paid staff as volunteers
- Data protection and volunteers
- Volunteers from overseas
View the guidance documents
