Basic estimate of spending on unions (calculated as the number of full time equivalent days spent on union duties by authority staff who spent the majority of their time on union duties multiplied by the average salary) and the percentage of the total pay bill.
Corporate
Total spending = £102,010
Pay bill = £145,325,574
% of pay bill = 0.07%
Education
Total spending = £91,083
Pay bill = £189,625,851
% of pay bill = 0.05%
Total
Combined total spending = £193,093
Combined total pay bill = £334,951,425
% of total pay bill = 0.06%