Rules for Reporting Volunteer Hours
1. ON CALL HOURS
a. Attending a workshop (online or in person) may be included as “regular’ volunteer hours. However, the commute to/from (for an in-person class) is not.
b. Disaster Action Team (DAT) Volunteers may count drive time for ‘on call’ hours. See example below:
You’re on call from 12am to 8am. You get a call at 3am to work a shift. You get in your car to go to the call at 3:30. You arrive at the site at 4 and leave at 7:30. You drive back home at 7:30 and arrive 8. Your hours reported should be reported as follows:
- On Call Hours = 4.5 hours
- On Call = 3.5 hours (12am to 3:30am)
- Drive Time = .5 hours (3:30am – 4am)
- Drive Time = .5 hours (7:30am – 8am)
- Reported Hours = 3.5
- Working Hours = 3.5 hours (4am – 7:30am)
2. EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER HOURS
Red Cross employees may submit hours for time volunteered at Red Cross events. If time served is compensated, you may NOT claim these as volunteer hours.
