Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017
The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 require local authorities to publish the following information:
| Information which must be published | 2017-18 |
|---|---|
| 1. Relevant union officials - total number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period | 1 (0.04 FTE) |
| 2. Percentage of time spent on facility time - total number of employees who were relevant union officials employed during the relevant period who spent a) 0%, b) 1%-50%, c) 51%-99% or d) 100% of their working hours on facility time: | |
| 0% | 0 |
| 1-50% | 1 (0.04 FTE) |
| 51%-99% | 0 |
| 100% | 0 |
| 3. Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time: | |
| Total cost of facility time | £928 |
| Total pay bill | £6,643,293 |
| Percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time, calculated as: (total cost of facility time / total pay bill) x 100 | 0.01% |
| 4. Paid trade union activities - time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours, calculated as: (total hours spent on paid trade union activities by relevant union officials during the relevant period / total paid facility time hours) x 100 | 0% |
Local Government Transparency Code 2015
The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 requires local authorities to publish the following information:
| Information which must be published | 2017-18 |
|---|---|
| Total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of staff who are union representatives (including general, learning and health and safety representatives) | 1 (0.04 FTE) |
| Total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of union representatives who devote at least 50% of their time to union duties | 0 |
| Names of all trade unions represented in the local authority | UNISON |
| A basic estimate of spending on unions (calculated as the number of full time equivalent days spent on union duties multiplied by the average salary) | £777 |
| A basic estimate of spending on unions as a percentage of the total pay bill (calculated as the number of full time equivalent days spent on union duties multiplied by the average salary divided by the total pay bill) | 0.0001% |