Increase funding for improved salaries for NFP community sector staff Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/increase-funding-for-improved-salaries-for-nfp-community-sector-staff.html Online petition signatures en-us Thu, 9 Apr 2026 05:25 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mrs Samantha Hargreaves [Signature #2807] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17038628?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:45:15 UTC 17038628 Mary Nolan [Signature #2806] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16495814?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Dec 2013 06:27:53 UTC 16495814 Miss Anonymous [Signature #2805] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7933761?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:31:48 UTC 7933761 Ms Anonymous [Signature #2804] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7661733?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 May 2010 07:41:57 UTC 7661733 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #2803] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7412066?utm_medium=rss Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:06:37 UTC 7412066 ms julie preston [Signature #2802] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7411989?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:29:00 UTC 7411989 Ms Louise Jones [Signature #2801] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7411455?utm_medium=rss I have worked as an allied health professional in the community services sector for 25 years and have never experienced equity in pay with equivalent health professionals who work with the health department. It would be great if some head way was made in this area

]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:25:22 UTC 7411455 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #2800] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7407393?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:53:00 UTC 7407393 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #2799] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7407045?utm_medium=rss As an employee of a NFP I feel it is vital to the continued survival of these kinds of organisations that they be able to offer competitive salaries to sustain a skilled workforce and therefore maintain a standard level of service to the community. Staff turnover in this industry is critical and can, to an extent, be rectified by better salaries.

]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:44:39 UTC 7407045 Ms Sheila Haywood [Signature #2798] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7406302?utm_medium=rss All we ask for is equality!!

]]> Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:44:20 UTC 7406302 Deirdre Sidhu [Signature #2797] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7392958?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:04:12 UTC 7392958 Kristina Sengotta [Signature #2796] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7392601?utm_medium=rss I support Julia Gillard's push to support this

]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:05:07 UTC 7392601 Anonymous [Signature #2795] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7383836?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:11:48 UTC 7383836 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #2794] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7354184?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:23:33 UTC 7354184 Mr Anonymous [Signature #2793] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7354164?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:20:01 UTC 7354164 Ms Natalie Falkingham [Signature #2792] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7353184?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:48:13 UTC 7353184 Mr Michael Janes [Signature #2791] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7311411?utm_medium=rss $100.0000 in funds to kick it off and 50 million a year after that would be nice come on kev ruddy boy

]]> Thu, 8 Apr 2010 03:25:50 UTC 7311411 Mr David Cantoni [Signature #2790] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7223525?utm_medium=rss We really need these people in our society. And if we don't pay them they'll go elsewhere...

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:56:48 UTC 7223525 Ms Kym Gardner [Signature #2789] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7214739?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:27:21 UTC 7214739 Miss Leanne Mirabella [Signature #2788] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7206130?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:17:23 UTC 7206130 mrs Susette Monk [Signature #2787] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7204432?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:13:38 UTC 7204432 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #2786] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7203730?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:35:29 UTC 7203730 Ms Jennifer Murray [Signature #2785] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7196615?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:52:43 UTC 7196615 MS MARIBELLE THOMAS [Signature #2784] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7193786?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:48:38 UTC 7193786 Mr Adrian Robinson [Signature #2783] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7193761?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:39:02 UTC 7193761 Mr Maadi Te Kahu [Signature #2782] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7192752?utm_medium=rss Fair and equitable pay and employment conditions for all employees of Not For Profit Organisations throughout Western Australia. Comparitively speaking Federal and State Government Agencies retain a virtual monopoly on skilled workers in similar positions. This creates pressure on an already underesourced and understrength sector of the community and one that is struggling to provide quality service capable of meeting legal and moral obligations to its people.

]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:55:01 UTC 7192752 Lorraine Gill [Signature #2781] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7192718?utm_medium=rss Without committed people in this line of work, the people who are marginalised would sufer even more so. Support and effort put into assisting people not so fortunate is emmense

]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:47:22 UTC 7192718 Dr Dot Goulding [Signature #2780] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7179127?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:18:50 UTC 7179127 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #2779] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7179081?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:53:30 UTC 7179081 Mrs Michelle Byrne [Signature #2778] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7179036?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:25:47 UTC 7179036 Ms Carol Mitchell [Signature #2777] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7179035?utm_medium=rss Recruitment & retention of staff is an ongoing issue for the NGO/NFP sector - can't compete with current disparity of wages-about 30% between Govt & NGOs;
Govts can't continue to rely on the good will & values-placed employment decisions of many NGO sector workers without recognising it contibutes to the difficulties in staff retention for NGOs - as the funding body; Given it often reflects highly feminised caring & service sectors this also has to be addressed & vicarious trauma/OSH issues.

]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:23:51 UTC 7179035 Miss Tina Bourne [Signature #2776] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7179033?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:23:27 UTC 7179033 Ms Ashleigh Taylor [Signature #2775] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7179026?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:19:31 UTC 7179026 Miss Candice Tehrani [Signature #2774] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7179013?utm_medium=rss We are more than often the last port of call for Western Australians who have nowhere to go, noone to understand or support them and often feel they have no hope left in their lives and as workers we do all we can to provide them with a glimmer of light but the way we are being pay is nothing short of ridiculous, once we all decide to leave our jobs lets see how well the govt agencies cope. They wouldnt even know where to start.

]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:08:52 UTC 7179013 Mrs Pauline Castles [Signature #2773] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7179004?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:03:32 UTC 7179004 Mr Geoff Lobo [Signature #2772] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7150367?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:22:33 UTC 7150367 Miss Jade O'Donnell [Signature #2771] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7149824?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:27:10 UTC 7149824 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #2770] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7149503?utm_medium=rss Long overdue and wages need to to reflect the commitment,energy and compassion required from those who work with the most vulnerable in or community.

]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:53:02 UTC 7149503 Ms Anonymous [Signature #2769] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7130364?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:57 UTC 7130364 Dr Iris Lavell [Signature #2768] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7129372?utm_medium=rss The complexity of work undertaken by people in the community sector and its social and economic value to the Australian Community is undermined by the pay rates available to those who commit their lives to serving others. The appalling levels of pay available to the majority of people working in this sector is very clearly linked to gender inequity and the goodwill of its workers. Unskilled workers in other industries often get paid more. Time for a change.

]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:10:31 UTC 7129372 ms christine atkins [Signature #2767] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7129293?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:35 UTC 7129293 Robyn Hamilton [Signature #2766] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7129242?utm_medium=rss I have worked in the non government mental health sector for 11 years. The struggle to remain with an organisation and continue with work I am passionate about vs the cost of raising a family have been increasingly difficult. I strongly support this pettion.

]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:40:27 UTC 7129242 mr Anonymous [Signature #2765] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7129088?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:05:53 UTC 7129088 Miss Sarah Green [Signature #2764] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7124634?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:13:52 UTC 7124634 Savannah Warren [Signature #2763] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7124546?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:34:03 UTC 7124546 Ms Gail Green [Signature #2762] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7055226?utm_medium=rss This is an urgently needed reform - required to ensure that the best services can attract the best workers.

]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:34:37 UTC 7055226 ms susan swan [Signature #2761] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7054081?utm_medium=rss Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:05:40 UTC 7054081 Ms Anonymous [Signature #2760] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7035908?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:39:45 UTC 7035908 Ms Pam Morey [Signature #2759] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7026188?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:25:49 UTC 7026188 Nashana Gooderson [Signature #2758] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7004984?utm_medium=rss I work where I do, because I feel privileged to share in the lives of such beautiful people. A lot of hard work both physically and emotionally and not enough recognition. A fair and just wage is overdue.

]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:32:46 UTC 7004984 Mrs Christine Wood [Signature #2757] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6999767?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:03:44 UTC 6999767 Anonymous [Signature #2756] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6995989?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:31:04 UTC 6995989 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #2755] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6995122?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:55:56 UTC 6995122 Ms Joanne Vassallo [Signature #2754] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6991362?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:50:09 UTC 6991362 Mrs Pauline Sookloll [Signature #2753] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6990769?utm_medium=rss To attract quality workers to the Community Services sector, it is important for service providers to have the capacity to pay them comparable wages to other professional sectors.

]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:21:37 UTC 6990769 Mrs Cristina Marcelino Aliivaa [Signature #2752] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6982601?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:45:51 UTC 6982601 Ms maureen Sellick [Signature #2751] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6981285?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:59:33 UTC 6981285 Anonymous [Signature #2750] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6981126?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:24:00 UTC 6981126 Miss Dannielle Ashton [Signature #2749] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6980980?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:00:44 UTC 6980980 Mr Phil Barry [Signature #2748] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6980821?utm_medium=rss I am one of the huge numbers of community workers, in this case a Youth Worker, that has felt pressured to leave employment at a non-government organisation due to low wages and a high case load. I am currently re-training to pursue a career in a better paid line of work.

]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:56:12 UTC 6980821 Miss Katherine Kilgariff [Signature #2747] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6980286?utm_medium=rss I am a qualified youth worker who currently works for government. I would like to go back to non for profit or community organisation but the pay is too low! It is not fair that a university degree equates with tafe qualifications in relation to pay!

]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:12:45 UTC 6980286 Ms Christine Jones [Signature #2746] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6975924?utm_medium=rss The more government services are slashed, e.g. the current 3% cut, the more pressure will be on the not-for-profit sector to pick up the extra work. This is not fair.

]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:31:26 UTC 6975924 Miss Ashleigh Brookes [Signature #2745] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6963075?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Feb 2010 07:00:25 UTC 6963075 Mr Christophe Bouyac [Signature #2744] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6958688?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Feb 2010 01:27:38 UTC 6958688 Mr Richard Lee [Signature #2743] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6954736?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Feb 2010 02:54:02 UTC 6954736 Ms Nicole Cunningham [Signature #2742] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6947377?utm_medium=rss less free travel for already over pensioned pollies could help the crisis our country is facing nationwide in the health sector, especially within mental health. what good is retired professional liars having free travel etc when there are children and parents homeless and undiagnosed, overworked medical staff who often need aid themselves due to the stresses of their work. these people are the future, not ivory tower retirees.

]]> Fri, 5 Feb 2010 12:00:10 UTC 6947377 Mrs Sheila D'Arcy [Signature #2741] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6944711?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:44:22 UTC 6944711 Ms Elizabeth Gray [Signature #2740] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6938732?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:22:41 UTC 6938732 Ms Alisha Hall [Signature #2739] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6938387?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:49:04 UTC 6938387 MS FRANCESS DAY [Signature #2738] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6934414?utm_medium=rss WORKERS PERFORM WELL OVER THE CALL OF DUTY SO DESERE PROPER PAYMENT

]]> Wed, 3 Feb 2010 07:15:58 UTC 6934414 Mr Anonymous [Signature #2737] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6932698?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:39:38 UTC 6932698 Ms Jeanette Fernandez [Signature #2736] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6927420?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:37:37 UTC 6927420 mrs Regina Susca [Signature #2735] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6927093?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:12:27 UTC 6927093 Mrs Angela Lemon [Signature #2734] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6921955?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:53:27 UTC 6921955 Ms Michelle Burgermeister [Signature #2733] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6921786?utm_medium=rss I have worked in the community sector for 20 years. I have a Masters degree, I offer the sector experience, passion and lots of responsibilities as a senior worker, yet my wages have not increased much in 20 years. I am still earning less than the average wage. If my wages are not increased I will have to leave the sector because otherwise I am at risk of having to use the services I work in because of lack of financial security from poor remuneration for so many years. Wages must increase!

]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:31:40 UTC 6921786 Mrs Leanne Crawford [Signature #2732] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6921561?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:09:09 UTC 6921561 Anonymous [Signature #2731] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6921492?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:43:19 UTC 6921492 Mr Robert McGahan [Signature #2730] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6921411?utm_medium=rss Increase in pay levels to bring about some equality between govt and NFP.

]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:13:38 UTC 6921411 Mr Anonymous [Signature #2729] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6921384?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:01:52 UTC 6921384 Judy Beven [Signature #2728] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6921340?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:50:16 UTC 6921340 Ms Fiona Callan [Signature #2727] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6921104?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:40:43 UTC 6921104 Mr Dean Curtis [Signature #2726] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6921024?utm_medium=rss Parity of salaries in the community services sector with those in other industries is well over due.

]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:24:05 UTC 6921024 Ms Grainne McCabe [Signature #2725] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6918666?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:23:16 UTC 6918666 mrs Treva Anderson [Signature #2724] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6918061?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:47:57 UTC 6918061 Cesar Ariza [Signature #2723] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6917895?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:45:18 UTC 6917895 Anne Lavrick [Signature #2722] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6917690?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:42:39 UTC 6917690 Mr Alain Bernay [Signature #2721] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6917648?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:21:12 UTC 6917648 ms catherine gally mckenzie [Signature #2720] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6917643?utm_medium=rss Quality work comes from workers who feel & experience being appropriatley renumerated. Workers wellbeing & positive state of mind in turn makes a huge positive impact on the clients whom they serve, in large teh community. This is an ethical responsibility for governemnt & providers of service. The Premier does not work for less than the monetary value put on his position, it follows that this requires that he adequateley value those the community sector workers & not just government employees

]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:17:05 UTC 6917643 Ms Fiona Reid [Signature #2719] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6916765?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:28:56 UTC 6916765 Mr Ted Griffin [Signature #2718] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6913836?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:56:28 UTC 6913836 Ms Tammy Solonec [Signature #2717] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6913786?utm_medium=rss The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA is drastically underfunded which results in an inability to pay our lawyers and other staff what they deserve. Consequently we struggle to attract and retain quality staff. We work long hours with demanding case loads and get paid much less than Legal Aid staff.

]]> Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:11:29 UTC 6913786 Ms Margaret Louise O'Neill [Signature #2716] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6913774?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:05:45 UTC 6913774 Ms Christina Kadmos [Signature #2715] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6913672?utm_medium=rss It is time to address inequity and increase the salaries of those working for the not-for-profit sector.

If government wants this sector to deliver services - it must be done with fair wages and appropriate funding.

]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:58:35 UTC 6913672 Mrs Michelle Pardini [Signature #2714] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6910853?utm_medium=rss Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:23:06 UTC 6910853 Ms Kylie Ryan [Signature #2713] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6909931?utm_medium=rss Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:39:42 UTC 6909931 Miss Nichola Lloyd [Signature #2712] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6909901?utm_medium=rss Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:26:52 UTC 6909901 Ms Gail Green [Signature #2711] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6909805?utm_medium=rss Low incomes hurt workers and their families AND professional service delivery. The poorest clients with the most complex issues get the least trained and experienced workers to assist them. Not good enough!

]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:44:39 UTC 6909805 Rosemaree Magro [Signature #2710] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6909077?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:04:16 UTC 6909077 Mrs Marilyn Chapman [Signature #2709] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6897972?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:34:40 UTC 6897972 Mrs Suzanne Perry [Signature #2708] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6897395?utm_medium=rss It's always a struggle with bills and medicines. Some increase in salary would be an advantage.

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