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This represents a person whom is not yet an 'Active' volunteer or staff member, but working through the application process. They will not be able to login to the system until they are set to 'Active', and have their account enabled.
They will be sent reminders & notifications from the system in the same way active staff are sent emails.
Active
This represents a person whom is an active volunteer or staff member, and can log into the system if their account is enabled. They can be added to the roster for events, and will be emailed notifications, reminders, etc based on their preferences & group settings.
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Staff and volunteers placed 'On leave' are temporarily archived, until their 'date returning from leave' arrives. The person 'On leave' will be emailed 7 days prior to their return date, and again on the date they are due to return from leave. They will not receive reminders & notifications from the system.
On the date they are due to return from leave, the person's status will automatically be switched back to 'Active'.
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