| Great blog, very enlightening write up. for as far as I could figure out... If a for-profit business seeks to employ you without financial compensation they are breaking the law. If you offer your services below minimum wage you are breaking the law. If the worker's services are an integral part of the employer's business the worker is an employee of that company. If the role isn't an essential functions of the company you could be a contractor. Either way you must pay wages. Or can the text on pages like these be stretched to say exactly the opposite of what it says? us: http://www.dol.gov/elaws/esa/flsa/docs/volunteers.asp Under the FLSA, employees may not volunteer services to for-profit private sector employers.
uk: https://www.gov.uk/employment-rights-for-interns Employers can’t avoid paying the National Minimum Wage if it’s due by:
saying or stating that it doesn’t apply
making a written agreement saying someone isn’t a worker or that they’re a volunteer
The netherlands: http://www.belastingtips.nl/zakelijk/aftrekbare_kosten/vergo... Vrijwilliger verricht werkzaamheden voor een organisatie zonder winstoogmerk.
De organisatie mag geen (bedrijf) B.V. of N.V. zijn, tenzij sportvereniging.
De vrijwilliger verricht het werk niet als zijn beroep.
translation: Must be a no-profit, must not be the same work as your paid job. You may help relatives for free as long as you are not getting social support.I'm curious now, how does Hufington Post (New York) do it? |