The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 and The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 require local authorities to publish the following information on trade union facility time.
2023/24
Section One - The Local Government Transparency Code 2015
The effective date for this section of the report is 31 March 2024.
1. The total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of staff who are union representatives - including general, learning and health and safety.
Union | Actual representatives (absolute number of reps as at 31.03.24) | Full time equivalent (FTE) representative count (FTE of reps employed by PCC) | Full time equivalent for year 2023/24 (the FTE for the year is based on actual union work undertaken for the year) |
Unison | 9 | 8.8 | 1.064 |
Unite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GMB | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 9 | 8.8 | 1.064 |
2. The total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of union representatives who devote at least 50% of their time to union activities.
- Total actual = 1
- Total full time equivalent = 1
3. The names of all the trade unions represented in the local authority.
- Unison
- Unite
- GMB
4. 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).
2023/2024:
- Mean salary in the council as published in the 2024 pay policy statement = £40,102
- Basic estimate of spending = £42,668.53
5. 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.
- Basic estimate of spending = £42,668.53
- Total pay bill = £56,069,544.38
- Percentage = 0.08%
Section Two - The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017
The relevant period for this report is 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024.
1. The total number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period.
- Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period = 13
- Full time equivalent employee number = 12.58
2. 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 2023/2024 |
0% | 9 |
1%-50% | 3 |
51%-99% | 0 |
100% | 1 |
3. Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time.
We calculated the percentage by dividing the total cost of facility time, (using the individuals' hourly rate with an on cost of 30% added), by the total pay bill. As it is not possible to identify individual employees from this figure, it was not necessary to use a notional hourly cost.
- Total cost of facility time = £51,675 = 0.0922%
- Total pay bill = £56,069,544.38
4. As a percentage of total paid facility time hours, how many hours were spent by employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period on paid trade union activities?
Total paid facility time hours | Paid trade union activities | % |
1,728.62 | 73.70 | 4.26% |
We calculated the percentage by dividing the paid activities facility time by the total of the facility time (which includes duties and activities).