{"id":12538,"date":"2026-04-29T12:27:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/facts-and-figures\/?page_id=12538"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:27:35","slug":"trade-union-paid-facility-time-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/facts-and-figures\/local-government-transparency-code\/trade-union-facility-time\/trade-union-paid-facility-time-2025-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade union paid facility time 2025\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education function<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table 1 \u2013 relevant union officials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What was the total number of your employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Full-time equivalent employee number<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3.4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table 2 &#8211; relevant union officials devoting at least 50% of their time to union duties<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Number of employees who were relevant union officials and devoted at least 50% of their time to union duties during the relevant period<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Full-time equivalent employee number<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u00a00.4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table 3 &#8211; percentage of pay bill spent on facility time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provide the figures requested in the first column of the table below to determine the percentage of your total pay bill spent on paying employees who were relevant union officials for facility time during the relevant period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Details requested<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Figures provided<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Provide the total cost of facility time<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u00a358,076<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Provide the total pay bill<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u00a3172,624,705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Provide the percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time, calculated as: (total cost of facility time \u00f7 total pay bill) x 100<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0.03%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table 4 &#8211; paid trade union activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Details requested<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Number of hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">How many hours in total did union representatives spend on paid facility time during the period? Include paid duties and paid activities.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2112.6 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">How many hours in total did union representatives spend on paid trade union activities during the period? <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Include paid activities only.<\/span><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">75.9 hours<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Corporate function<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table 5 &#8211; relevant union officials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What was the total number of your employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Full-time equivalent employee number<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3.86<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table 6 &#8211; relevant union officials devoting at least 50% of their time to union duties<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Number of employees who were relevant union officials and devoted at least 50% of their time to union duties during the relevant period<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Full-time equivalent employee number<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u00a03.86<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table 7 &#8211; percentage of pay bill spent on facility time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provide the figures requested in the first column of the table below to determine the percentage of your total pay bill spent on paying employees who were relevant union officials for facility time during the relevant period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Details requested<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Figures provided<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Provide the total cost of facility time<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u00a3177,322<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Provide the total pay bill<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u00a3264,356,095<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Provide the percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time, calculated as: (total cost of facility time \u00f7 total pay bill) x 100<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0.07%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table 8 &#8211; paid trade union activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Details requested<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Number of hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">How many hours in total did union representatives spend on paid facility time during the period? Include paid duties and paid activities.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6007.32 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">How many hours in total did union representatives spend on paid trade union activities during the period?<br>Include paid activities only.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">464.58 hours<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education function Table 1 \u2013 relevant union officials What was the total number of your employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period? 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