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Trade Union Facility Time: 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018

The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 came into force on 1st April 2017 which requires relevant public-sector employers to publish specified information related to facility time provided to trade union officials in respect of the period 1st April to 31st March.

Under the regulations, Southwark Council is required to publish the following information in relation to trade union officials and facility time.

The constituent trade unions are:

UNISON
GMB
UNITE
UCATT
NEU (NUT and ATL)
NASUWT

Corporate Function

Table 1: Relevant union officials - Corporate
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period	Full-time equivalent employee number
What was the total number of your employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period?
	Full-time equivalent employee number
80	79.14

Table 2: Percentage of time spent on facility time – Corporate
Percentage of time		Number of employees
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?
0%		0
1% to 50%		76
51% to 99%		2
100%		2

Table 3: Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time - Corporate
Total cost of facility time	268,089
Total pay bill	167,708,503
Percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time, calculated as (total cost of facility time ÷ total pay bill) x 100	0.16%

Table 4: Paid trade union activities – Corporate
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?
Time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours calculated as: (total hours spent on paid trade union activities by relevant union officials during the relevant period ÷ total paid facility time hours) x 100	100%

Education Function

Table 1: Relevant union officials – Education Function
What was the total number of your 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

44	43.1

Table 2: Percentage of time spent on facility time – Education Function 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
0%	41
1% to 50%	2
51% to 99%	0
100%	1

Table 3: Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time – Education Function

Total cost of facility time	£31,047
Total pay bill	£76,353,641
Percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time, calculated as: (total cost of facility time ÷ total pay bill) x 100	0.41%

Table 4: Paid trade union activities – Education Function

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?
Time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours calculated as: (total hours spent on paid trade union activities by relevant union officials during the relevant period ÷ total paid facility time hours) x 100	0%

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