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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    volunteer fees are nowhere near minimum wage

    Brother, that is the problem that I'm trying to highlight...if no one worked for less than minimum wage, no one would need a minimum wage...

    Believe it or not, many "non-profits" are not ethical. At least not in the US, I won't speak to NL or anywhere else.

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