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National Volunteering Guide

A comprehensive guide to the legal obligations an organisation has for its volunteers. This six part guide includes: 1. Introduction and overview 2. Volunteer, employee or independent contractor? 3. Recruiting, inducting, managing and ending the volunteer relationship 4. Volunteer safety with annexures 5. Workplace behaviour 6. Other legal issues relevant to volunteers

Author: Not-for-Profit Law, Justice Connect

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A Guide to Work Health and Safety for Volunteer Organisations

A comprehensive guide covering the WHS duties of a volunteer involving organisation. This resource covers specific topics including volunteering from home, emergency service volunteers, and bullying, harassment and discrimination duties.

Author: Safe Work Australia

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Confidentiality and Intellectual Property

A guide identifying the key privacy considerations your organisation should review when involving volunteers, as well as the volunteer and organisation's rights around Intellectual Property.

Author: Volunteering Victoria

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Definition of Discrimination

An overview of what discrimination is and the types of discrimination that may occur.

Author: Volunteering WA

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Developing a Volunteer Policy

Provides high level information on how to develop a volunteering policy.

Author: Volunteer Scotland

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Engaging and Working with Youth Volunteers

Legal information on involving young volunteers.

Author: Justice Connect, Not-for-Profit Law

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Epidemic & Pandemic Policy

An policy template for protecting volunteer and employee health and safety during a pandemic.

Author: Volunteering Victoria, Institute of Community Directors Australia

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Health and Safety Guide

A guide on how to protect volunteers and ensure their health and safety. Note: Some information provided is specific to Victoria.

Author: Volunteering Victoria

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Insurance and COVID-19: Guidance for Volunteering Involving Organisations

Information on risk in volunteer involvement during COVID-19. Covering liability over the health of volunteers and discrimination concerns in standing volunteers down.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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National Volunteering Guide

A comprehensive guide to the legal obligations an organisation has for its volunteers. This six part guide includes: 1. Introduction and overview 2. Volunteer, employee or independent contractor? 3. Recruiting, inducting, managing and ending the volunteer relationship 4. Volunteer safety with annexures 5. Workplace behaviour 6. Other legal issues relevant to volunteers

Author: Not-for-Profit Law, Justice Connect

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Organisations and Legal Structure

Information around formal legal structures for volunteering groups.

Author: Volunteering Victoria

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Other Unpaid Work Arrangements

Identifying the different between volunteering, work for the dole, internships, and student placements.

Author: Volunteering WA

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Policies and Procedures Handbook: A Guide for Not-for-profit Organisations

Organisation level resource, covering policies and procedures that apply to both employees and volunteers.

Author: Volunteering WA

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Protecting Privacy for Volunteers

A brief guide on how to protect the privacy of volunteers. Note: Some legislative information is specific to Victoria.

Author: Volunteering Victoria

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Reimbursements, Allowances, Honoraria and Tax

A brief guide on reimbursement for volunteers.

Author: Volunteering Victoria

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Running the Risk? Risk Management Tool for Volunteer Involving Organisations

A toolkit on identifying and managing risks in your volunteer involving organisation.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Sexual Harassment

Information on sexual harassment claims and volunteers, including information on what sexual harassment is, what policies protect staff and what the legal obligations of an organisation are. Note: some liability information is specific to Victoria.

Author: Volunteering Victoria

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The Screening Handbook

This comprehensive handbook provides information on screening as part of the volunteer management cycle, identifying ten steps to screening. Please note that some information will be specific to the Canadian context.

Author: Volunteer Canada

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Unpaid Work

Information provided by the Fair Work Ombudsman on unpaid work.

Author: Fair Work Ombudsman, Australian Government

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Volunteer Health and Safety: A Handbook for Community Service Organisations

A handbook on workplace health and safety considerations in relation to volunteer involvement. Note: Some information is specific to Victoria.

Author: WorkSafe Victoria

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Volunteer Workforce Health and Safety Training Framework: A guide for South Australian Local Government

A comprehensive resource on workplace health and safety that covers volunteer role descriptions, risk management procedures, policies and procedures and volunteer training. Note: Some information is specific to South Australia.

Author: City of Salisbury

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Volunteering on a Visa

High level information on volunteering on a visa.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Volunteering, Work Experience, Placement or Internship?

A guide on creating appropriate volunteer roles, identifying the difference between different types of unpaid roles.

Author: Volunteering Queensland

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Volunteers and Tax

Information on tax as it relates to volunteer involvement.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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