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Re:Ever volunteered to help a tech startup? by DanBC on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @09:25AM (#23831624)
> We trialled with 20 tech startups and 100 volunteers. All startups are from the UK right now. 90% of volunteers are from UK as well

I don't quite understand how this is legal. UK has national minimum wage. If people are working they need to be paid. People can volunteer if the company is a charity or community service company or non-profit, but otherwise they're workers and need to get at least minimum wage.

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Re:Ever volunteered to help a tech startup? by manojranaweera on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @09:49AM (#23831906)
These are not jobs. Have you never given your time free?

Do you know volunteers help many commercial organisations, from marshalling Formula 1 races to help in running exhibitions, etc?

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