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Volunteers and Retirement

Summary of postings

Volunteers and Retirement	Claire Harriman	2 Apr 08
Re: Volunteers and Retirement	Chris	21 Apr 08
Re: Volunteers and Retirement	P. Thornton	22 Apr 08

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Volunteers and Retirement	Claire Harriman	02/04/2008 16:52
Hi We are a housing association that has a number of volunteer board members who the majority are over the age of 65. Could anyone tell me what the law is with regards to volunteers and retirement? Is it that they would be treated the same as paid employees? Thanks

+ Re: Volunteers and Retirement	Chris	21/04/2008 16:36	chrisn@ employeemanagement co uk
Hi Claire Whilst the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 cover voluntary sector organisations, unpaid volunteers are one of the few exemptions. Rgds Chris
++ Re: Volunteers and Retirement	P. Thornton	22/04/2008 15:06	pthornton@ axis-ms co uk
You need to consider how volunteer board members are elected and that should be shown in the legal constitution of your housing association. Unpaid volunteers are not considered to be employees. Rgds