I'm asking from a purely good faith perspective, by the way: I tend to deal with HR here at WMUK, and I'll be dealing with it more and more in future. The more I know about how other Wikimedia orgs do things, Tyre better :-)
Richard Symonds On May 21, 2012 7:09 PM, "Richard Symonds" <[email protected]> wrote: > I must admit to being curious, as do at least two others i've spoken to > about this. With no benefits and no pensions, and what seems like hazy > employment rights that vary from state to state (not to mention fellows > from overseas) and person to person, this does seem a little odd. How much > notice are they given, and what support they are entitled to from the WMF, > would be very helpful. > > I'd appreciate a more technical explanation so I can understand how the > WMF deals with people on these short term contracts. :-) > > Richard Symonds > On May 21, 2012 6:35 PM, "Siko Bouterse" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Florence, >> I guess I didn't do a very good job addressing these questions in the >> earlier thread, so I'll try one more time :-) >> >> Fellowships are temporary roles, so they are not treated as full time >> staff >> positions. They do not receive retirement benefits, and generally the >> paperwork setup and associated benefits is not like staff, its more like >> contractor, though again the specifics will vary according to fellowship >> location, duration, and what US regulation dictates based on these >> variables. I am happily ignorant of the liability/insurance side of >> things, so perhaps someone from the LCA team can address this if needed. >> >> Is there a particular issue that makes you ask about this, or just >> generally curious? >> >> Best wishes, >> Siko >> >> >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------ >> > >> > Message: 2 >> > Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 23:29:51 +0200 >> > From: Florence Devouard <[email protected]> >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcing 2 >> > Community Fellows >> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed >> > >> > I can not help (I am optimistic with lot's of faith :)) >> > >> > Does the fellowship status implies that the WMF pays for health or >> > retirement benefits (as it would for a staff member) or does the fellow >> > receive a lump sum and manages by himself to pay for taxes and benefits >> > depending on the country he lives in (as would a contractor) ? >> > >> > Does the fellowship status implies that, should the fellow get in >> > trouble, he would be considered "staff" (in terms of liability) or is he >> > on his own ? (which in my terms would be "if as staff", he is covered by >> > WMF insurance versus "if as contractor", he has to pay insurance by >> > himself). >> > >> > >> > Florence >> > >> > -- >> Siko Bouterse >> Head of Community Fellowships >> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. >> >> [email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
