Trade union facility time

This dataset shows staff time allocated to trade union activities.

Please note

Data is based on trade union roles/facilties time recorded corporately
C= convenors
ULRC = Union Learn Representative Co-Ordinator
ULRL = Union Learn Representative Lead
Costs are based on basic pay with oncost and also include accommodation costs
Trade union spend is calculated as a percentage of the total pay bill to provide a basic estimate of spending on facilities time
For the purpose of collective bargaining Leeds City Council recognises the following trade unions :UNITE, UNISON, UCATT & GMB and primarily in schools: ATL, ASCL, NUT, NAHT & NASUWT
Trade Unions have confirmed all activities i.e. attending conferences, meeting regional officers, branch and regional meetings are carried out within the agreed facilities time.
Teaching Trade Unions have confirmed that they carry out activities in their own time i.e. attending conferences, meeting regional officers, branch and regional meetings.

The purpose of these regulations is to promote transparency and allow for public scrutiny of facility time.
Additional information is required over and above the Local Government Transparency Code. This information has been included from 2017/18.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-union-facility-time-publication-requirements

From 2018 we no longer record the figure of representatives spending more than 50% of their time on Trade union activities.

Link to the data	Format	File added	Data preview
Download Council 2012/13 - 2019/20 , Format: CSV, Dataset: Trade union facility time	CSV	24 November 2018	Preview CSV 'Council 2012/13 - 2019/20', Dataset: Trade union facility time
Download Education 2017/18 - 2019/20 , Format: CSV, Dataset: Trade union facility time	CSV	24 November 2018	Preview CSV 'Education 2017/18 - 2019/20', Dataset: Trade union facility time

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