01-07-2015, 12:17 AM
Steve
To be honest - I don't know.
I guess it all depends upon what is defined as "paid".
I would imagine that it is more than likely these not actually salaried posts, so really shouldn't be a problem.
There are many organisations out there that have salaried employees and that does not seem to affect their charitable status (e.g. charity shop managers, chief executives, some organisations also pay the collectors from donors ) but at the end of it - all I simply do not know.
I would surmise that so long as there is no attempt to hide these then I really don't see a problem.
Having said that do you not already have some knowledge from your personal involvement with disabled organisations or do none of them have members who receive some form of remuneration?
Having said all that I do not see anywhere in the Constitution that anyone is actually paid, perhaps you can identify the reference in the constitution for me?
Over the time of the working party I have gone through these constitutions with a fine toothcomb and can find no reference to such payments. Such a concept would however be covered by Operating Procedures in any case.
Furthermore, please do not think that I am attempting to hide behind "yet to be written" operating procedures.
The new Constitution is meant to a document that enables Chess Scotland and the Procedures are the vehicles that determine the methodology, workings and fine detail.
To be honest - I don't know.
I guess it all depends upon what is defined as "paid".
I would imagine that it is more than likely these not actually salaried posts, so really shouldn't be a problem.
There are many organisations out there that have salaried employees and that does not seem to affect their charitable status (e.g. charity shop managers, chief executives, some organisations also pay the collectors from donors ) but at the end of it - all I simply do not know.
I would surmise that so long as there is no attempt to hide these then I really don't see a problem.
Having said that do you not already have some knowledge from your personal involvement with disabled organisations or do none of them have members who receive some form of remuneration?
Having said all that I do not see anywhere in the Constitution that anyone is actually paid, perhaps you can identify the reference in the constitution for me?
Over the time of the working party I have gone through these constitutions with a fine toothcomb and can find no reference to such payments. Such a concept would however be covered by Operating Procedures in any case.
Furthermore, please do not think that I am attempting to hide behind "yet to be written" operating procedures.
The new Constitution is meant to a document that enables Chess Scotland and the Procedures are the vehicles that determine the methodology, workings and fine detail.