Statutory report of facility time for trade union representatives

The Trade Union Act 2016 and the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 require the University to publish data each year on paid facility time for employees who are trade union representatives.

The statutory right to reasonable time off during working hours for trade union representatives is set out in;

the sections 168, 168A and 170 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 Act;
section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999; and
regulations made under section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

The University has agreed a with recognised trade unions which provides an annual allocation of paid time off.

Statutory report for April 2023 to March 2024

Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents
Trade union representatives	54
FTE trade union representatives	52.1
Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
0% of working hours	0 representatives
1 to 50% of working hours	54 representatives
51 to 99% of working hours	0 representatives
100% of working hours	0 representatives
Total pay bill and facility time costs
Total pay bill	£365,321,742
Total cost of facility time	£131,099
Percentage of pay spent on facility time	0.04%
Paid trade union activities
Hours spent on paid facility time	3257
Hours spent on paid trade union activities	259
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities	7.95%

Statutory report for April 2022 to March 2023

Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents
Trade union representatives	41
FTE trade union representatives	34.4
Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
0% of working hours	0 representatives
1 to 50% of working hours	41 representatives
51 to 99% of working hours	0 representatives
100% of working hours	0 representatives
Total pay bill and facility time costs
Total pay bill	£333,509,062
Total cost of facility time	£119,417
Percentage of pay spent on facility time	0.04%
Paid trade union activities
Hours spent on paid facility time	3179
Hours spent on paid trade union activities	183
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities	5.76%

Statutory report for April 2021 to March 2022

Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents
Trade union representatives	38
FTE trade union representatives	34.4
Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
0% of working hours	0 representatives
1 to 50% of working hours	38 representatives
51 to 99% of working hours	0 representatives
100% of working hours	0 representatives
Total pay bill and facility time costs
Total pay bill	£295,740,526
Total cost of facility time	£106,337
Percentage of pay spent on facility time	0.04%
Paid trade union activities
Hours spent on paid facility time	3166
Hours spent on paid trade union activities	58
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities	1.8%

Statutory report for April 2020 to March 2021

Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents
Trade union representatives	40
FTE trade union representatives	36.8
Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
0% of working hours	0 representatives
1 to 50% of working hours	40 representatives
51 to 99% of working hours	0 representatives
100% of working hours	0 representatives
Total pay bill and facility time costs
Total pay bill	£274,728,953
Total cost of facility time	£56,700
Percentage of pay spent on facility time	0.02%
Paid trade union activities
Hours spent on paid facility time	3204
Hours spent on paid trade union activities	118
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities	3.7%

Statutory report for April 2019 to March 2020

Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents
Trade union representatives	42
FTE trade union representatives	40.2
Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
0% of working hours	0 representatives
1 to 50% of working hours	42 representatives
51 to 99% of working hours	0 representatives
100% of working hours	0 representatives
Total pay bill and facility time costs
Total pay bill	£260,354,211
Total cost of facility time	£48,899
Percentage of pay spent on facility time	0.02%
Paid trade union activities
Hours spent on paid facility time	1481
Hours spent on paid trade union activities	63
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities	4.25%

Statutory report for April 2018 to March 2019

Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents
Trade union representatives	38
FTE trade union representatives	35.6
Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
0% of working hours	0 representatives
1 to 50% of working hours	38 representatives
51 to 99% of working hours	0 representatives
100% of working hours	0 representatives
Total pay bill and facility time costs
Total pay bill	£235,653,907
Total cost of facility time	£41,704
Percentage of pay spent on facility time	0.02%
Paid trade union activities
Hours spent on paid facility time	1499
Hours spent on paid trade union activities	181
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities	12.07%

Statutory report for April 2017 to March 2018

Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents
Trade union representatives	35
FTE trade union representatives	33.8
Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
0% of working hours	0 representatives
1 to 50% of working hours	35 representatives
51 to 99% of working hours	0 representatives
100% of working hours	0 representatives
Total pay bill and facility time costs
Total pay bill	£216,462,842
Total cost of facility time	£38,331
Percentage of pay spent on facility time	0.02%
Paid trade union activities
Hours spent on paid facility time	1389.7
Hours spent on paid trade union activities	124
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities	8.92%