British Employees Decrease Payroll-Deduction Gifts Only Slightly
June 16, 2009
The number of British employees signing up for payroll-giving schemes declined by less than 1 percent this year, reports Third Sector Online.
The Association of Payroll Giving Organisations said 60,366 workers signed up to give in the 2008-9 financial year, 576 fewer than in the previous 12 months. The average donation also fell only slightly, from $132.61 to $129.20.
Sophie Pritchard, the association’s chairwoman, said that while charity income has declined up to 30 percent in some areas, payroll giving has proved to be largely recession-proof.
