The research “Condition of the Non-Governmental Sector in Poland 2006” conducted by KLON JAWOR Association in 2006, says that about 120,000 people are employed in the Polish non profit sector. Expressed in full time jobs this means 65,000 jobs (about 0.59% of total employment if agriculture is excluded). The study also says that the number of organizations that have employees has decreased since 2004. In 2006 only 26% of organisations have paid staff against 33 percent in 2004.
57.7% of paid employees, that is, more than half (61%) of who are sitting on the boards of directors, have a higher education. Nearly 60% of the people employed are women (in the public and private sector they constitute 46%). In half of the organizations that employ paid staff, the average wage did not exceed 1,200 zloty (about 340 euro) and the highest wage amounts on average to 1,600 zloty gross. (450 euros), as the research conducted by KLON JAWOR association in 2004 explains.
A look at future
Looking at the future scenario about the paid staff in the Polish civil society KLON JAWOR Association’ s research says that 58.2% of the organizations have no plans to increase the number of paid staff by a lack of money and perspectives of supporting it. At the same time, as many as 42% of organizations simply have no need for employees nor for increasing their number, while 28% believe NGOs should use volunteer work as far as possible.
