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The Trade Union Act 2016 introduced a requirement for public sector employers to publish certain information annually in respect of facility time. The “relevant period” is the 12 months from 1 April until 31 March each year. The first period therefore is from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.
The information is published on the College website, as well as a national on line portal maintained by HM Government. The information the College is required to publish is as follows:
Table 1 - Relevant Trade Union Officials
This is the total number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant 12 month period, together with the full time equivalent employee number.
| No. of employees who were relevant trade union officials during the relevant period | Full Time equivalent employee number/(number of full-time equivalent (fte) employees) |
|---|---|
| 6 | 5.5 |
Table 2 - Percentage of time spent on facility time for each relevant union official
This is information in relation to the number of union officials employed during the relevant period who spent 0%,1-50%,51-99% or 100% of their working hours on facility time.
| Percentage of Time | Number of Employees |
|---|---|
| 0% | 0 |
| 1-50% | 6 |
| 51-99% | 0 |
| 100% | 0 |
Table 3 - Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
This information is in relation to the total cost of facility time and the total pay bill.
| Detail | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total cost of facility time | £9,235 |
| Total pay bill | £13,690,000 |
| Percentage of total pay bill spent on facility time | 0.07% |
| 100% | 0 |
Table 4 - Paid Trade Union Activities
This is time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours.
| Detail | Figure |
|---|---|
| Time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours | 0% |
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