[Margaret Pilkington]

I also 'get' the distrust Guinness has for volunteer work.
Especially where this means that the work isn't there for someone to be paid for doing it.....to put bread on the table for a family.
It would be hard for some jobs to be done by volunteers...but then there are some things that volunteers are good at.

Feeding folk in hospital........what would you choose....that your elderly infirm mother is fed by a caring volunteer or is left to starve because the nurses, HCA's are too busy doing other things?.....it is easy to say employ more of them, but if the budget isn't there, then it isn't going to happen.

The Australin Fire and rescue service rely heavily on volunteers......people from the local community who want to make their community safe in times of need(bush fires, and floods).
Volunteer services have to be balanced so that the trained people can supervise the volunteers...make sure that what they are doing is no risk to their health or to the health of those they are trying to help.
Volunteering is good for personal esteem as well as the esteem of business.