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Originally Posted by sidewalkdoctor

I applied for an advertised job with the NT as a "Volunteer Photographer" which meant that I would get a free pass to ANY of their properties as well as a car parking permit & a fleece(!). I fulfilled the criteria for taking & processing photographs & could get away from work if needed in a hurry (remember this is on the IOW) & so got the job.

Upon reading that I was expected to hand over _all_ rights of my pix, I told the poor sod who offered me the job what they could do with both it and the clause in the contract.

I run a similar volunteer photographer scheme for my employer - however we only ask for non exclusive use of the images - asking for full rights puts them on dodgy ground - although it would be perfectly normal if it were a paid position as images taken in the course of your employment belong (normally) to the employer not to the photographer.

I would guess that the NT think that this applies to the volunteer position because you would be given free access and carparking - however that would put them on very dodgy ground vis a vis the mimimun wage legislation because volunteering is not employment - if they argued that you were employed then you would not be definition be a volunteer and would be entitled to the minimum wage and other employment benefits (Volunteering is not a "job" either and it is very poor form to have a "contract" as this also constitutes "trappings of employment" )