The sector is best known for the contribution it makes to the communities it serves.,The voluntary sector is the glue that holds communities together.,We need to be considered equally alongside the private and public sectors. Why?,Here are some of the ways we can see the voluntary sector as an economic actor: About the sector https,v=ELJ9e5G6Fyc Latest news & opinion The latest sector's role in the economy news and blogs.

In the week where the UK Government has announced a 3% increase in the minimum wage, and a 20% increase,in the minimum wage for apprentices, we ask whether we will soon see an end to in-work poverty.

I was a community worker in Pilton and I met Cathy McCormack – a community activist and writer from Glasgow,Why is this happening? Well a variety of views are presented.,on the other side of this particular balance sheet – the reduction of wages, working conditions, and job,Many of you in the Third Sector are quite aware of this and have battled against it for years.,And this brings me to the third significant stream that is running at the moment..