• muppeth
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    06 months ago

    What’s to stop an employer from hiring someone, paying them a few bucks an hour and calling them “volunteers”?

    Because most likely would not find volunteers that are ok being paid approx. 170euro a month. Also I think this setting is only applicable to foundations and associations.

    • artyom
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      06 months ago

      Plenty of people do. That’s why minimum wage is a thing.

      • muppeth
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        06 months ago

        Yes and that’s why volunteer fees are nowhere near minimum wage. It’s basically a way to compensate all sort of volunteers helping out non-profits. IMO it’s quite a good system and more of a symbolic then a real pay.