Data directory - Trade union facility time reporting 2025/2026

This information relates to the financial year 2025/26 and encompasses the details relating to the following recognised trade unions:

Total number of staff who are union representatives: 39

Total number of union representatives who devote at least 50% of their time to union duties: 6

Names of all trade union represented in the local authority:

  • Unison 
  • GMB 
  • UNITE 
  • NASUWT
  • NAHT
  • NUT
  • ACL
  • ATL

A basic estimate of spending on unions (calculated as the number of full-time equivalent days spent on trade union duties multiplied by the average salary: £255,403.45

A basic estimate of spending on unions as a percentage of the total pay bill (calculated as the number of full-time equivalent days spent on union duties multiplied by the average salary divided by the total pay bill): 0.13%