Trade union facility time
policy information
Last revised: 31 July 2019
Trade Union Facility Time
The University of West London seeks to promote constructive relations with its staff through effective joint consultation and negotiation with its trade union partners, UCU and Unison.
All public authorities are now required to publish information in relation to the time that their internal trade union representatives spend on trade union duties. This is specified in the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017.
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Trade union facility time
Facility time is time off from the individual’s job to enable them to carry out their trade union role. This includes attendance at internal union meetings such as the Joint Negotiating and Consultation Committee (JNCC) and accompanying staff at individual meetings.
Percentage of working time spent on union facility work, number of Employees, full-time equivalent of employees:
- 0% – 0 – 0
- 1-50% – 11 – 11.0
- 51-99% – 0 – 0
- 100% – 0 – 0
Total annual payroll cost of facility time – £27,720
Total annual UWL payroll bill – £50,971,000
Percentage of total pay bill spent on union facility time – 0.05%
Trade union activities time
Activity time is time off from the individual’s job to meet with full time officers, attend branch or regional meetings or attend union conferences.
Hours spent on paid facility time – 678
Hours spent on paid union activities – 235
Percentage of Union activities time against facility time – 34.66%
These are based on information supplied by the Chairs of our recognised trade unions and are accurate as of 31 July 2019.