This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Petition Extend the protective anti-discrimation legislation to include volunteers
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This petition urges the government to include unpaid volunteers in the legal protection already provided to paid staff by including volunteers in the protection given by anti-discrimination/anti-harassment legislation. That is a volunteer should be able to take their complaint to an independent tribunal or court of law to achieve resolution and if necessary compensation for abuse suffered in a workplace (e.g. sexism, racism, homophobia and ageism).
This petition is closed This petition ran for 12 months
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