# Charity staff turnover is 22%, says large scale study

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/02/05/charity-staff-turnover-22-says-large-scale-study/
- Published: 2004-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Charities on average have to recruit nearly a quarter of their workforce again each
year, according to the People Count„¢ survey by Agenda Consulting.
This high level
of staff turnover compares to 15% in the private and public sectors. Of course turnover
is different within the various disciplines within the sector: managers have a 13%
turnover rate, while turnover in the disability sector is 25%. Fundraisers too have
a higher turnover than finance or administration staff.

The survey examined performance and practice at 117 voluntary organisations with
100 staff or more.

The survey looked at a wide range of issues including recruitment, selection, retention,
training and development, appraisals, absence; diversity; staffing levels, costs,
effectiveness, outsourcing; and legislation.

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Training expenditure was notably low across the sector. The spend amongst participants
on training and development was £256 per employee, which is 30% less than the average
for the public and private sectors (£366).

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