CharityJob's latest salary comparison report was both reassuring and concerning for us at ESTEEM Charity.
We were able to uplift our staff salaries by 4% for this financial year, which was reflective of the sector average (compared to 7.7% for the private, and 3.7% for the public sector).
This was only possible because of the strong financial foundation we now have, thanks to the Edward Gostling Foundation's legacy fund. Though this is in an endowment fund for five years, it provides us with organisational stability, which means we can pay a more market-reflective salary for our staff.
It was not surprising to see that remote working jobs were 8 times more likely to be applied for. At ESTEEM, we offer flexible working options as much as possible to promote work-life balance while appreciating that for youth workers and other front-line staff, this is harder to achieve.
With 67% of entry-level and junior roles outside London paying below the UK Living Wage, this reflects one of the many discriminatory barriers young adults face. This impacts their ability to live independently and gain confidence in employment.
"Despite a significant proportion of charity sector employees receiving pay rises in the last year, 69% of candidates believed that their pay didn’t reflect the current cost of living and nearly 50% disagreed that their pay was fair". This goes back to my post yesterday about the need to level up the charity sector, as the work we're doing is, in many cases, holding up our social systems.
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