Trade union facility time 2019 / 20

The following information covers the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

Number of relevant trade union officials

The total number of employees who were trade union representatives during the relevant period:

  • Council function employees - 14
  • Education function employees - 3

The number of full-time equivalent trade union representatives:

  • Council function employees - 13.32 (full-time equivalent)
  • Education function employees - 1.72 (full-time equivalent)

Percentage of time spent on facility time 

The number of trade union representatives who were employed during the month that spent 0% their working week on facility time:

  • Council function employees - 7
  • Education function employees - 2

The number trade union representatives who were employed during the month that spent 1% to 50% of their working week on facility time:

  • Council function employees - 1
  • Education function employees - 1

The number trade union representatives who were employed during the month that spent 51% to 99% of their working week on facility time:

  • Council function employees - 1
  • Education function employees - 0

The number trade union representatives who were employed during the month that spent 100% of their working week on facility time:

  • Council function employees - 5
  • Education function employees - 0

Percentage of the pay bill spent on facility time

The percentage of the total pay bill spent on paying employees who are trade union representatives for facility time:

  • Council function employees - 0.12%
  • Education function employees - 0.01%

Paid trade union activities

The amount of hours, as a percentage, that were spent by employees who were relevant trade union representatives, during the relevant period, on paid trade union activities:

  • Council function employees - 1.46%
  • Education function employees - 0%

Publishing deadline 2019 / 20

This information needs to be published every year by 31 July. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the deadline for the 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 submission was extended to 30 September 2020.