Receiving compensation for the right to labor is rarely justified. There are a few circumstances, though, when payments might be acceptable. For instance, when you apply for a job as a home-based call center representative, some employers may demand a background and credit check, which the candidate must pay for (often $30 or less). Additionally, the crafter will almost always be required to pay for materials or a start-up kit for home-based craft assembly labor (while many of them are scams, we have located a few genuine organizations).