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Trade Union Facility Time

Details of the number and full time equivalent (FTE) of staff who devote at least 50% of their time to union duties, as at 31 March 2024. There is also a basic estimate of spending on unions as a percentage of the pay bill for the 2023/24 financial year (excluding schools).

Legal right

Union representatives have a legal right to reasonable paid time off from work to carry out trade union duties and to undertake trade union training under the Employment Protection Act 1975.

Number of staff	8
Full time equivalent (FTE) of staff	7.68
FTE time spent on union duties	6.88
Approximate cost (annual salary as at 31 March 2021 plus employer's National Insurance (NI) and superannuation)	£234,463.58
Cost as a % of the 2020/21 pay bill including employer's NI and superannuation (excluding schools)	0.072%

Trade Union (Facility Time Publications Requirements) Regulations 2017

The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 came into force on 1 April 2017 and requires us to identify the total amount of time both unpaid and paid spent by Trade Union representatives on facility time. As part of these regulations, facility time will include duties covered for the trade union or as a trade union learning representative.

We keep 3 years plus the current year on our website. Should you earlier information, it is available at Gov.uk: public-sector trade union facility time data.

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