Sarah Ford | May 27, 2015
Should the Government Mandate Corporate Volunteering?
You may not have heard, but there’s a controversy brewing across the pond, as the re-elected Conservative UK government has mandated that all companies must provide at least 3 days of paid time off (PTO) to their employees to volunteer. UK Prime Minister David Cameron said during the campaign: “What I want to do here is help people who want to do more to help their communities, to help others to volunteer, to build a stronger society.”
The policy, which applies to both public and private sector companies with more than 250 people, is part of a broader conversation playing out in many countries around the world.
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