The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 requires public sector employers to publish information in relation to trade union facility time; this is agreed time off from an individual's job to carry out a trade union role. Facility time may be used, for example, to negotiate with employers in relation to pay/terms & conditions of employment; to discuss service changes, transfers and potential redundancies; to support individuals with employee relations issues such as grievance and disciplinary hearings; and to provide information and advice about learning and training matters.
We are required to publish a summary each year and the table below shows our first three reports for the period from April 2017 to March 2020:
Relevant union officials
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2017/18
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2018/19
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2019/20
|
|
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during this period
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
|
Full time equivalent employee number
|
3.24
|
4.79
|
3.60
|
Percentage of time spent on facility time
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Percentage of time
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Number of employees
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|
|
2017/18
|
2018/19
|
2019/20
|
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0%
|
/
|
/
|
/
|
|
1-50%
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
|
51-99%
|
/
|
/
|
/
|
|
100%
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
Percentage of paybill spent on facility time
|
|
2017/18
|
2018/19
|
2019/20
|
|
Total cost of facility time
|
£19,828
|
£12,713
|
£30,175.17
|
|
Total pay bill
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£217,758,000
|
£225,690,000
|
£248,700,000
|
|
Percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time
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0.01%
|
0.01%
|
0.01%
|
Paid trade union activities
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|
2017/18
|
2018/19
|
2019/20
|
|
Hours spent on paid facility time
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1634
|
1980
|
1796
|
|
Hours spent on paid trade union activities
|
150.5
|
619
|
464
|
|
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities
|
9.21%
|
30.8%
|
25.84%
|
Should you have any questions arising from this, please do not hesitate to contact Anne Prout (Staff Side) or Amanda Smith (Workforce) via 023 8087 4661
