Trade Union Facility Time
To comply with the Trade Union Facility Time Act 2016, the University is required to publish data on trade union facility time. The University recognises Unison, Unite and GMB for staff on Professional Services Grade 2 to 5 terms and conditions and UCU for Academic and Other Related staff.
Reporting Period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period and FTE
| Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period | 29 |
| Full-time equivalent employee number | 26.07 |
Percentage of time spent on facility time
| 0% | 0 |
| 1-50% | 29 |
| 51-99% | 0 |
| 100% | 0 |
Trade Union Facility Time costs
| Total cost of facility time | £167,159.77 |
| Total pay bill | £497,580,891.11 |
| Percentage of total pay bill spent on facility time | 0.03% |
Reporting Period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
Reporting Period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period and FTE
| Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period | 28 |
| Full-time equivalent employee number | 26.89 |
Percentage of time spent on facility time
| 0% | 1 |
| 1-50% | 27 |
| 51-99% | 0 |
| 100% | 0 |
Trade Union Facility Time costs
| Total cost of facility time | £169,915.65 |
| Total pay bill | £428,842,825.0 |
| Percentage of total pay bill spent on facility time | 0.04% |
Reporting Period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022
Reporting Period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period and FTE
| Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period | 28 |
| Full-time equivalent employee number | 26.48 |
Percentage of time spent on facility time
| 0% | 0 |
| 1-50% | 27 |
| 51-99% | 1 |
| 100% | 0 |
Trade Union Facility Time costs
| Total cost of facility time | £192,335.90 |
| Total pay bill | £397,647,525.00 |
| Percentage of total pay bill spent on facility time | 0.05% |
Reporting Period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021
Reporting Period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period and FTE
| Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period | 32 |
| Full-time equivalent employee number | 30.38 |
Percentage of time spent on facility time
| 0% | 1 |
| 1-50% | 31 |
| 51-99% | 0 |
| 100% | 0 |
Trade Union Facility Time costs
| Total cost of facility time | £141,481.22 |
| Total pay bill | £381,215,751.69 |
| Percentage of total pay bill spent on facility time | 0.04% |
Reporting Period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020
Reporting Period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period and FTE
| Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period | 25 |
| Full-time equivalent employee number | 23.38 |
Percentage of time spent on facility time
| 0% | 1 |
| 1%-50% | 24 |
| 51%-99% | 0 |
| 100% | 0 |
Trade Union Facility Time costs
| Total cost of facility time | £144,895.25 |
| Total pay bill | £380,871,687.23 |
| Percentage of total pay bill spent on facility time | 0.04% |
Reporting Period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
Reporting Period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period and FTE
| Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period | 19 |
| Full-time equivalent employee number | 16.31 |
Percentage of time spent on facility time
| 0% | 0 |
| 1%-50% | 19 |
| 51%-99% | 0 |
| 100% | 0 |
Trade Union Facility Time costs
| Total cost of facility time | £107,015 |
| Total pay bill | £370,601,665 |
| Percentage of total pay bill spent on facility time | 0.03% |
Reporting Period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018
Reporting Period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018
Percentage of time spent on facility time
| Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period | 20 |
| Full-time equivalent employee number | 18.54 |
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period and FTE
| 0% | 0 |
| 1%-50% | 20 |
| 51%-99% | 0 |
| 100% | 0 |
Trade Union Facility Time costs
| Total cost of facility time | £158,458 |
| Total pay bill | £325,598,800 |
| Percentage of total pay bill spent on facility time | 0.05% |