# Microdonations from salary scheme introduced for workers

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/09/25/microdonations-from-salary-scheme-introduced-workers/
- Published: 2013-09-25T08:13:11+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Payroll giving specialists Workplace Giving UK is introducing a service that will
enable UK employees to make regular microdonations from their monthly salary. [The Big Charity Whip Round](http://www.thebigcharitywhipround.co.uk)
rounds down the participating employees’ net pay to the nearest pound, and the remaining
pennies are donated direct to charity.

If the payslip reports a monthly salary of £850.33, the employee would receive £
850, with the 33p being donated to charity. The system ensures that no employee 
ever donates more than 99p per day.

Peter O’Hara, Managing Director of Workplace Giving UK, is launching the scheme 
this week at Employee Benefits Live and the CIPP Conference.

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He said: "Over the past 10 years we have been asked many times about “micro donation”
schemes from pay and we are aware that others exist, however, our understanding 
is that the set up and ongoing costs of these can be prohibitive. We therefore wanted
to come up with a simple, low cost solution which would deliver the most money to
a company’s charity partner."

He added that companies trialling the system are reporting a 30% engagement rate
amongst employees. "So a workforce of 5,000 could be raising in excess of £9,000
per year just from their odd net pennies" he said.

Workplace Giving UK will pass on all donor details to the beneficiary charities 
to allow Gift Aid to be reclaimed and for charities to contact their supporters.

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