Trade Union Facility Time

Trade union representatives:

44 (44 FTE)

Names of all trade unions represented in the local authority: 

FBU (Fire Brigades Union)

UNISON (The UK’s biggest public service union)

FRSA (Fire and Rescue Services Association) formerly RFU (Retained Firefighters Union)

FOA (Fire Officers Association). 

Percentage	Number
0 percent	16
1-50 percent	28
51-99 percent	0
100 percent	0

Total pay bill and facility time costs

Total cost of facility time²: £71,223.38
Percentage of pay spent on facility time: 0.18 percent

Hours spent on paid facility time²: 2300.35
Hours spent on paid trade union activities³: 48
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities: 2.09 percent

¹Working hours refers to any time when an employee has to be at work according to their employment contract.

²Facility time is when an employee takes time off from their normal role to carry out their duties and activities as a trade union representative

³Trade union activities are when an employee has paid time off during working hours to carry out recognised trade union duties.