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Evening Standard
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Harry Stedman

UK’s chief scout calls for annual leave allowance for volunteering

Dwayne Fields will serve as chief scout for five years (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

Employees should be given a fixed amount of annual leave by their companies to use for volunteering, the UK’s chief scout has said.

Dwayne Fields, who was appointed in September, said allowing people 35 hours a year for voluntary purposes would make “a huge difference” in happiness and productivity at organisations.

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