Dossier of voluntary work

The dossier of voluntary work records and documents voluntary and unpaid work, for example as a volunteer in an association. It shows the skills and competences employed during such work. This helps to make voluntary work visible and to emphasise its value for society. The dossier replaces the former proof of time worked as a volunteer.

Certificate demonstrating voluntary executive committee work (vitamin B)

Dossier Freiwillig engagiert

Executive committee compensation and expenses / Model expense regulation (vitamin B)

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Our committee has taken the decision to symbolically record the work it performs so as to be able to legitimise its position well during negotiations for subsidies. Is it only the time spent in attendance at the office that should be recorded? Or should the, in some cases, very long amounts of time required to reach the office also be taken into account as no other work can be performed during the journey?

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It is great that you record your hours and can thus substantiate the work you perform! This forms the basis for the recognition of performed work, irrespective of whether compensation is provided for it or not. At the same time, the recording of hours worked is also helpful for things like job descriptions for interested volunteers.

Whether travel time should be included in these working hours is actually contentious, with both approaches being legitimate. Ideally, both should be reported separately, with different rates being applied to working hours and travel time (e.g. half the [fictive] remuneration for work is paid for travel time).

Dossier of voluntary work

Recording of working hours for the committee?

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