Trade union paid facility time 2023/24

Education function

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 period Full-time equivalent employee number
3 1 FTE

Table 2 – percentage of time spent on facility time

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

Percentage of time Number of employees Number of FTEs
0%
1 to 50% 3 1 FTE
51 to 99%
100%

Table 3 – percentage of pay bill spent on facility time

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.

Details requested Figures provided
Provide the total cost of facility time £44,535
Provide the total pay bill £198,212,606
Provide the percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time, calculated as: (total cost of facility time ÷ total pay bill) x 100 0.02%

Table 4 – paid trade union activities

Details requested Number of hours
How many hours in total did union representatives spend on paid facility time during the period? Include paid duties and paid activities. 1,929
How many hours in total did union representatives spend on paid trade union activities during the period? Include paid activities only. 111

Corporate function

Table 5 – 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 period Full-time equivalent employee number
4 3.7 FTE

Table 6 – percentage of time spent on facility time

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

Percentage of time Number of employees Number of FTEs
0%
1 to 50%
51 to 99%
100% 4 3.7 FTE

Table 7 – percentage of pay bill spent on facility time

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.

Details requested Figures provided
Provide the total cost of facility time £184,613
Provide the total pay bill £229,729,831
Provide the percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time, calculated as: (total cost of facility time ÷ total pay bill) x 100 0.08%

Table 8 – paid trade union activities

Details requested Number of hours
How many hours in total did union representatives spend on paid facility time during the period? Include paid duties and paid activities. 7,143
How many hours in total did union representatives spend on paid trade union activities during the period?
Include paid activities only.
714.6

Recognised trade union representation 2023/24

Corporate unions

Union Actual representatives Full-time equivalent
Unison 3 3
GMB 1 0.7
Unite 0 0

Education unions

Union Actual representatives Full-time equivalent
NEU 1 0.5
NASUWT 1 0.4
NAHT 1 0.1
ASCL 0 0
Voice 0 0