WDSP key areas: Health and Wellbeing Safe and Strong Communities Economic Prosperity High Quality Environment Inclusive Society
In 2007, 36% of employees had an employer supported volunteering scheme available to them. 1 This has jumped since 2005, when 24% of employees in England and Wales worked for employers with schemes. 2 It is reported that approximately 70% of FTSE 100 companies have some kind of employer supported volunteering programme 3 . This is in marked contrast to SMES, with 20% of employees of medium sized businesses and 14% of employees of small businesses having an employer supported volunteering scheme 1 .