The 'ins' and 'outs' of working in the UK voluntary sector

an article by Alasdair C. Rutherford (affiliation(s) not provided) published in Voluntary Sector Review Volume 3 Number 3 (November 2012)

Abstract

The voluntary sector in the UK has grown dramatically in recent years, fuelled by the rise in the number of public services contracted out through the use of commissioning and competitive tendering.

I use data from the UK Labour Force Survey to examine how the voluntary sector workforce has changed over this period. I analyse the characteristics of “sector switchers” – workers who move into or out of the voluntary sector.

Over time there have been significant changes not only in the “stock” of voluntary sector workers, but also in the “flow” of workers into and out of the sector.

Hazel’s comment:
I think I’m reading this correctly. There are now more workers in the voluntary sector than previously (I’d need to read the article to find out the duration used in the analysis) because public services are being delivered by organisations that are contracted to but not part of the public service (i.e. the Civil Service as an organisation).
Reminds me of when I took my early retirement from the Civil Service and continued to do exactly the same job as I had been doing the day before except that I earned less money in a not-for-profit organisation and had more responsibility!!

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