• HermitBee@feddit.uk
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    2 days ago

    How is it for free if it pays for accommodation, food, clothing?

    It doesn’t pay for anything. No-one is paying them.

    they are only asked to work enough hours for charity to cover these £800, at whatever wage per hour this charity usually pays

    It’s voluntary roles in a charity. They usually pay a wage of £0.

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      2 days ago

      It doesn’t pay for anything. No-one is paying them.

      It does pay. It is adding value worth of £x and £x should be roughly equal to the cost of essentials.

      It’s voluntary roles in a charity. They usually pay a wage of £0.

      Charities have both voluntary and paid roles.

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        1 day ago

        Charities have both voluntary and paid roles.

        Right, but the entire premise of the discussion is that these are voluntary roles. That’s what the article is about.

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          1 day ago

          Not really in the context. It is about people working out the costs of their own maintenance. And there is nothing wrong with that.