5 Days
Written on March 9, 2010 at 3:45 pm by Damien
What would you do with five days of paid leave to use for volunteering?
NCVO have published a new manifestio which calls for all workers to be offered five days’ paid leave each year to carry out volunteering roles.
I personally support this. TimeBank gives staff five days volunteering leave. I confess; I haven’t used all mine up yet. But I will do.
Do you get paid leave for volunteering where you work?
3 comments on this post
V interesting. That’s a lot of time off and more than anything it sends an unequivocal signal to working Britain that volunteering should be front of mind. We couldn’t agree more. It’s good for individuals. It’s good for Society. We’ve posted some more here on our blog about a new wave of volunteering. More simple, more about the fun, less hassle.
http://www.leapanywhere.com/blog/100-a-new-wave-of-volunteering
thanks for the post
Damien you got me started on rant…here you go Sir!
http://www.leapanywhere.com/blog/109-your-boss-i-m-giving-you-5-days-off-a-year-to-volunteer-huh
Thanks Malcolm – I enjoyed the rant!
I do agree that it is not as easy as it could be and often takes too long, we touched on this in a previous blog post http://blog.timebank.org.uk/2010/02/how-long-does-it-take/
Having great experiences is also important, not all volunteering can be fun all the time but I do believe it should always be rewarding.