Ellie, I'm interested in this as we have been advised that such a policy would potentially constitute a contract of employment. So any benefits such as travel expenses, shop discounts, refreshments etc. should be offered to all volunteers or none of them. But can't be dependent on things like length of service or number of hours worked. Although such things can be recognised in other ways e.g. with gifts, certificates and events. I've posted this to the list because I'd be interested to see if anyone else has been told this or whether we're out of step. Jenny Moran Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland On Mon, 2011-05-16 at 10:22 +0100, Ellie Pridgeon wrote: > We pay volunteers travel expenses if they work a full day for us (ie > more than 6 hours). The current rate is 35p per mile. > > > > Ellie Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra