Meeting for Sufferings: Trustees report
'it is "impressive what staff in Britain Yearly Meeting are delivering" during the pandemic. BYM ‘is no longer operating in emergency mode.’
The first main item of business in the afternoon was the report from trustees. Clerk Caroline Nursey, said it is ‘impressive what staff in Britain Yearly Meeting are delivering’ during the pandemic. BYM ‘is no longer operating in emergency mode,’ she said, but Friends House being closed affects income. Most staff are working although some are furloughed for part of the week. Support for Meetings continues, bearing in mind the changed needs. ‘There is particularly excellent work going on with children and young people.’ Four more local development workers are being hired, with another four later in the year along with two team leaders. In total, thirty-five staff have taken voluntary redundancy, most from the Quiet Company, with no compulsory redundancies, although there is ‘not a neat fit between the staff who are leaving and the work that will reduce or close,’ Caroline said. This will mean that some re-organisation of teams and work areas will be needed.
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