I’m looking for a policy/advice for developing a policy in relation to how we log hours and pay for work that we do at the edges of our direct project and organisational work, for example attending events and having conversations with people in our networks / who we know are doing similar work.
We have limited paid hours and are part of many networks - and discussions range from our interests that overlap with the work to nascent collaborations that could at some point become paid work, but it is often impossible to know that in advance. We thought there must be other small organisations in a similar situation, and would like to be able to develop a policy which is reasonable and equitable and takes into account people’s different availability (e.g. some people have other jobs or care responsibilities hence less flexibility), we also live in different cities around the UK.
My organisation is a worker co-operative producing research to further social, economic and environmental justice. Our work focuses on local democracy. We have a flat structure. We have 3 members who are all part-time workers.