The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations require all Higher Education Institutions in England and Scotland to publish certain information on trade union officials and facility time.
Facility Time is the provision of paid or unpaid time off from an employee’s normal role to undertake TU duties and activities as a TU representative.
2023-24 information
The information below is for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Relevant union officials
| Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period | Full-time equivalent employee number |
|---|
|
10
|
8.72
|
Percentage of time spent on facility time
The number of employees who were relevant union officials employed during the relevant period spent the following percentage of their working hours on facility time.
| Percentage of time | Number of employees |
|---|
|
0%
|
0
|
|
1-50%
|
10
|
|
51%-99%
|
0 |
|
100%
|
0 |
Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
| Total cost of facility time |
£11,436.52
|
|---|
| The total pay bill |
£58,855,183
|
|---|
| The percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time |
0.019%
|
|---|
Paid trade union activities
| Time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours |
26.41%
|
|---|
2022-23 information
The information below is for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
Relevant union officials
| Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period | Full-time equivalent employee number |
|---|
|
17
|
16.12
|
Percentage of time spent on facility time
The number of employees who were relevant union officials employed during the relevant period spent the following percentage of their working hours on facility time.
| Percentage of time | Number of employees |
|---|
|
0%
|
4
|
|
1-50%
|
13
|
|
51%-99%
|
0 |
|
100%
|
0 |
Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
| Total cost of facility time |
£14,006.15
|
|---|
| The total pay bill |
£58,591,806
|
|---|
| The percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time |
0.024%
|
|---|
Paid trade union activities
| Time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours |
24.29%
|
|---|
2021-22 information
The information below is for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.
Relevant union officials
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 | Full-time equivalent employee number |
|---|
|
14
|
13.62
|
Percentage of time spent on facility time
The number of employees who were relevant union officials employed during the relevant period spent the following percentage of their working hours on facility time.
| Percentage of time | Number of employees |
|---|
|
0%
|
0
|
|
1-50%
|
14
|
|
51%-99%
|
0 |
|
100%
|
0 |
Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
| Total cost of facility time |
£8,269.14
|
|---|
| The total pay bill |
£56,605,081.00
|
|---|
| The percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time |
0.015%
|
|---|
Paid trade union activities
| Time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours |
16.48%
|
|---|
2020-21 information
The information below is for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.
Relevant union officials
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 | Full-time equivalent employee number |
|---|
|
17
|
15.82
|
Percentage of time spent on facility time
The number of employees who were relevant union officials employed during the relevant period spent the following percentage of their working hours on facility time.
| Percentage of time | Number of employees |
|---|
|
0%
|
0
|
|
1-50%
|
17
|
|
51%-99%
|
0 |
|
100%
|
0 |
Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
| Total cost of facility time |
£13,045.00
|
|---|
| The total pay bill |
£58,089,797.00
|
|---|
| The percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time |
0.02%
|
|---|
Paid trade union activities
| Time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours |
31.61%
|
|---|