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Trade Union Facility Time - 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020

In accordance with the Local Government Transparency Code 2014 & Trade Union (Facilities Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 local authorities must publish the information below in respect of trade union facility time:-

List of recognised Teacher Associations and Trade Unions:

  • UNISON
  • GMB
  • UNITE – The Union
  • PROSPECT  
  • AEP
  • NEU
  • NAHT
  • NASUWT
  • ASCL
  • Voice

Central Function

Table 1 

Total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of staff who are union representatives (including general, learning and health and safety representatives) as at 31 March 2020:

45 (43.32 FTE)

Table 2

Percentage of time spent of facilities time:

Table to show percentage of time spent of facilities time
 Percentage of time  Number of employees
 0%  28
 1-50%  12
 51-99%  1
 100%  4

Table 3

Percentage of pay bill spend of facilities time:

Table to show percentage of pay bill spend of facilities time
Provide the total cost of facilities time £136,204 
Provide the total pay bill* £146,408,081
Provide % of the total pay bill spent on facilities time, calculates as (total costs of facilities time divided by total pay bill x 100) 0.09%

Table 4

Paid Trade Union Activities:

Table to show paid trade union activities
Time spent of paid trade union activities as a % of total paid facilities time hours calculated as (total hours spent on paid trade union activities by relevant union office during the relevant period divided by total paid facilities time hours x 100 1190.60 divided by 8860 divided x 100= 13.44%

Education Function

Table 1

Total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of staff who are union representatives (including general, learning and health and safety representatives) as at 31 March 2020:

38 (38 FTE)

Table 2

Percentage of time spent of facilities time:

Table to show percentage of time spent of facilities time
 Percentage of time  Number of employees
 0%  33
 1-50%  5
 51-99%  0
 100%  0

Table 3

Percentage of pay bill spend of facilities time:

Table to show percentage of bill spend of facilities time
Provide the total cost of facilities time £2,682 
Provide the total pay bill* £107,203,990
Provide % of the total pay bill spent on facilities time, calculates as (total costs of facilities time divided by total pay bill x 100) 0.003%

Table 4

Paid Trade Union Activities:

Table to show paid trade union activities
Time spent of paid trade union activities as a % of total paid facilities time hours calculated as (total hours spent on paid trade union activities by relevant union office during the relevant period divided by total paid facilities time hours x 100  0  divided by 179.82 divided x 100 = 0%

Additional Notes

*Total Pay Bill 2019/20