Hi Richard and all,
I checked into the liability and benefits questions with our HR department
and WMF's Chief of Finance and Administration, and here is some more info
from them:
Individuals who have been awarded Fellowships from the Wikimedia Foundation
are covered by the insurance of the Wikimedia Foundation for work done as
part of their Fellowship agreement.
If they are in the United States, through third party service, the
Wikimedia Foundation is able to provide health insurance. If they reside
outside the United States, then the Wikimedia Foundation provides a
financial supplement to enable the Fellowship recipients to cover their own
health insurance.
If a Fellowship recipient is traveling on behalf of the Wikimedia
Foundation, outside of their home country, then they are provided with
travel accident insurance by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Hope this helps! If you're looking for more specifics on WMF's HR
practices, I might suggest we take the conversation off-list and can try to
put you in touch with someone in a relevant department to advise.
Best,
Siko
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> Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 19:15:50 +0100
> From: Richard Symonds <richard.symonds(a)wikimedia.org.uk>
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> 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" <
> richard.symonds(a)wikimedia.org.uk>
> 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
>
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Siko Bouterse
Head of Community Fellowships
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
sbouterse(a)wikimedia.org