Open data
Data about how council money is spent, our income, how staff are paid, trade unions and the gender pay gap.
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Trade Union facilities
We support the principles of collective bargaining and local engagement, and recognise the role trade unions can play in:
- maintaining and developing positive employee relations
- giving voice and strengthening communication between the council and our employees
- representing individual employees
Recognised unions
Our officially recognised employee trade unions are:
- GMB
- UNISON
- Unite
Number of representatives and facility time
We are legally required to report the following.
Number of trade union representatives
Total number of employees who were relevant union officials from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
| Trade union representatives | Full-time equivalent trade union representatives |
|---|---|
| 74 | 74 |
Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
Number of employees who were relevant union officials employed from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 against percentage of working hours spent on facility time.
| Number of representatives | Percentage of working hours spent on facility time |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0% |
| 71 | 1 to 50% |
| 0 | 51 to 99% |
| 3 | 100% |
Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
| Total cost of facility time | £255,497.56 |
|---|---|
| Total pay bill | £243,745,969 |
| Percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time | 0.1% |
Paid trade union activities
Number of hours spent on paid trade union activities by employees who were relevant union officials from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
| Hours spent on paid facility time | 7,275.35 |
|---|---|
| Hours spent on paid trade union activities | 0 |
| Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities | 0% |