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Paid Volunteer days - Benchmarking information??

Sarah Sutton

Hey there

I am currently working with a small tech start-up that wants to give paid volunteer days for staff, I am finding it hard to find any benchmarking data on this.

Does anyone know where I should start?

Thanks

Sarah

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  • I don't have benchmark info, but I can tell you what we do if that helps.

    We are an Ed tech business (elearning) and give a half day per quarter, but you can round it up so 2 days per year. There are a couple of restrictions on what you can use it for, no golf days(!), nothing that is connected to specific political groups (eg campaigning, but could help at a polling station), same for religious organisations, no competitors and you can't get paid. Pretty much everything else is ok - PTAs, Citizens advice, phone support lines, animal walking etc. Take up is low, out of 200 odd staff I think only about 5 actually use them, despite my constant reminders to people they are available.

  • in reply to Elsa Knight

    Thanks Elsa, that is really helpful. I was thinking of offering 3 full days for full-time staff, but I like your idea of giving them per quarter.

    Do you prorate for part-time staff?

  • in reply to Sarah Sutton

    You're welcome.

    No, we don't prorate, but we don't have many part timers and take up is so low it doesn't seem worth it.

    As Keith said, take up is usually by people who were already volunteering, rather than people doing new things. We planned to arrange some group activities (employee led) and I looked at a local organisation who matches volunteers with organisations who need help but Covid stopped a lot of our plans and now changes to the business have left me thin on time to get it going again.

    It also seems to go down well with candidates when I tell them it's part of our paid time off package - even if they don't go on to use it

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  • in reply to Sarah Sutton

    You're welcome.

    No, we don't prorate, but we don't have many part timers and take up is so low it doesn't seem worth it.

    As Keith said, take up is usually by people who were already volunteering, rather than people doing new things. We planned to arrange some group activities (employee led) and I looked at a local organisation who matches volunteers with organisations who need help but Covid stopped a lot of our plans and now changes to the business have left me thin on time to get it going again.

    It also seems to go down well with candidates when I tell them it's part of our paid time off package - even if they don't go on to use it

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