July 2018 volunteering update Dudley Volunteer Awards 2018
Dudley Volunteer Awards is an annual event held alongside Dudley CVS's Annual General Meeting. Local volunteers [both individuals and groups] can be nominated, winners are chosen by a panel made up of the Mayor, local decision makers, voluntary sector and business reps, and our Dudley CVS Chairman. Nominations for Dudley Volunteer Awards are now open and everyone nominated for the awards is invited along to the Dudley Volunteer Awards celebration in October. You can nominate now on this year’s Awards blog by visiting the Nominate page.
Training Volunteers and the Law training Do volunteers have the same rights as employees? Health and safety doesn’t apply to volunteers does it? Are you aware how easy it is to create a contract with volunteers? Many volunteer-involving organisations are not aware of the legal implications when working with volunteers. Our session aims to dispel myths and clarify your legal responsibilities. We also use actual case studies where volunteers have taken organisations to court, to help demonstrate bad practice when involving volunteers. Our training session on 18th July now has one space left only, so if you are interested in attending, please do visit the site and put your name on the waiting list for the next session, which is likely to be in September or October 2018 now.