The Volunteer Centre Western Isles is committed to delivering a high quality, accessible service to our members and others who seek our support. As part of this commitment, we have a complaints procedure to allow those using our services to make suggestions for improvement. We are keen to hear from anyone who believes we have […]
VolunteerWiki article regarding expenses can be read here: https://volunteerwiki.org.uk/wiki/Volunteer_Expenses Why cover volunteer expenses Volunteers are giving their time to you for free so it’s helpful if they don’t have to cover other costs too. Also, for someone thinking about volunteering, any extra costs might put them off if they feel like they’ll not be able to
VolunteerWiki article on Health and Safety can be read here: Volunteer Health and Safety Why is good health and safety practice important? Having the right Health and Safety practices can reduce the risk of accidents, damage to property or incidents of physical, emotional or financial harm. It will also make the volunteers experience more enjoyable
These notes set out the key things you need to think about and decide on when you are drafting a new or revised Policy on Health and Safety. It is intended to help you tailor the sample Health & Safety Policy to suit your own organisation. Every care has been taken to ensure the information
These notes set out the key things you need to think about and decide on when you are drafting a new (see sample policy) or revised Equal Opportunities (EO) Policy. It also provides guidance on putting the policy into action through an Equalities Action Plan and shows a model Action Plan. Every care has been
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VolunteerWiki article on Equality & Diversity can be read here: Delivering equality and diversity (PDF) Every year Acas helps employers and employees from thousands of workplaces. That means we keep right up to date with today’s employment relations issues – such as discipline and grievance handling, preventing discrimination and communicating effectively in workplaces. Make the most
VolunteerWiki article on how to develop a Volunteer Policy can be read here: How to develop a volunteer policy (PDF) What is a volunteer policy? It is the main foundation that all the other building blocks for volunteering sit on. Your policy will outline clearly to all staff, volunteers and users of the service, why volunteers
VolunteerWiki article on developing a Volunteer Policy can be read here: Developing a volunteer policy for your organisation (PDF) Congratulations! You have decided to recruit volunteers for your organisation. There is no doubt that you are about to benefit from a cost-effective human resource, but your organisation is also going to benefit in other ways too:
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Be Prepared! Just like another well-known volunteer organisation with that slogan, your organisation needs to be prepared. It needs to know why it wants to involve volunteers in its work, how volunteer positions fit and be ready to receive willing volunteers when contacted. The benefits of being organised and ready for volunteers are plentiful: It
