I appreciate everyone's concerns and I have no idea what the terms of employment are for staff (nor is it any of my business) but most organisations must work within agreed budgets, unless they want to get into serious trouble! The Consumer Representatives have an input to decision making, about staff, programs and priorities, but at the end of the day, neither they nor members of the network are responsible for making those decisions - that's the CEO and the Board. In many areas, including health, programs and staff are funded by special project grants or by funding which is not ongoing. Best to approach the Board or the CEO if specific information is wanted but the request may need to be very specific.
