Trade Union Facility Time Report

The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 came into force on the 1 April 2017. These regulations place a legislative requirement on relevant public sector employers to collate and publish, on an annual basis, a range of data on the amount and cost of facility time within their organisation.

Table 1 - Relevant Union Officials

What was the total number of your employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period?

Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant periodFull-time equivalent employee number
4239.93


Table 2 - Percentage of time spent on facility time

How many of your employees who were relevant trade union officials employed during the relevant time spent a) 0%, b) 1%-50%, c) 51%-99% or d) 100% of their working hours on facility time?

Percentage time
Number of employees
0%
6
1-50%
36
51-99%
0
100%
0


Table 3 - Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time


Cost
Total cost of facility time£92,223
Total pay bill£105,603,000
Percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time0.09%


Table 4 - Paid trade union activities

As a percentage of total paid facility time hours, how many hours were spent by employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period on paid trade union activities?

Time spent percentage
Time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of the total paid facility time hours 32%