# Law firm achieves 27% take-up for payroll giving

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/08/21/law-firm-achieves-27-takeup-payroll-giving/
- Published: 2005-08-21T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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European law firm Wessing Taylor has persuaded 27% of its UK employees to give to
charity through their pay, far ahead of the average uptake of 5% staff participation
within UK companies.
Following annual promotions of the scheme by Workplace Giving
UK, participation has increased year on year. Employees now give over £45,000 per
annum to a range of UK charities of their choice including the Roald Dahl Foundation,
British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK and NSPCC.

Payroll giving raised £91 million for good causes in the last financial year, and,
according to Workplace Giving UK, is the fastest growing form of tax effective giving.

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