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When volunteers become workers

By Amy Gordon and Alison Weatherhead
February 4, 2026
  • Employment status
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On our website, we look at how the courts continue to scrutinise employment status, this time in the context of volunteer working arrangements. You can read our insight here.

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Amy Gordon

About Amy Gordon

Amy is an associate in Dentons' Glasgow office. She is a member of the People, Reward and Mobility (PRM) practice group.

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Alison Weatherhead

About Alison Weatherhead

Alison supports and advises clients on the full range of human resource queries and acts for clients in employment tribunals and judicial mediations, predominantly for employers. Her experience in tribunals includes advising on unfair dismissal, disability discrimination claims, whistleblowing claims and unlawful deductions from wages.

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