Voluntary sector records 40% rise in staff

25 Oct 11
The number of people employed by the voluntary sector has increased by 40% in the past decade, a survey by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations has found.

By Mark Smulian | 26 October 2011

The number of people employed by the voluntary sector has increased by 40% in the past decade, a survey by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations has found.

The UKVoluntary Sector Workforce Almanac 2011, published today, shows that 765,000 people were working in the voluntary sector in 2010. Of these, more than half – 437,000 – were engaged in health and social care. Some 38% of those surveyed worked part-time.

Average gross weekly pay in the sector in 2010 was £397.71, markedly lower than the private sector’s £452.60 and the public sector’s £466.53. Women comprised 68% of the workforce.

The 40% employment rise was more rapid than those in the public and private sectors over the same period, the NCVO said. It did though expect to record a decrease in employee numbers once figures for 2011 become available.

NCVO chief executive Sir Stuart Etherington said: ‘We know that the level of resource seen by the sector throughout the past decade is unlikely to be sustained, meaning there is an increasing need to ensure that employers know how to get the best contribution out of the dedicated staff and volunteers upon which the sector depends.’ Spacer

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