Under the Local Government Transparency Code 2015 and the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017, Rochdale Borough Council is required to collate and publish a range of data on the amount and cost of union facility time each year.
- Local Government Transparency Code 2015
- Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017
- Read the government's guidance for reporting trade union facility time data
Rochdale Borough Council recognises the following trade unions:
- ASCL – Association of School and College Leaders
- GMB Union – general trade union
- NAHT – the school leaders' union
- NASUWT – the teachers' union
- NEU – National Education Union
- Unite the Union – general trade union
- UNISON – the public service union
The information provided is for 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
Central function employees
Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents
- Trade union representatives: 18
- Full-time equivalent trade union representatives: 4.62
Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
- 0% of working hours: 8 representatives
- 1-50% of working hours: 6 representatives
- 51-99% of working hours: 0 representatives
- 100% of working hours: 4 representatives
Total pay bill and facility time costs
- Total pay bill: £137,133,976
- Total cost of facility time: £143,427.39
- Percentage of pay spent on facility time: 0.10%
Paid trade union activities
- Hours spent on paid facility time: 8838
- Hours spent on paid trade union activities: 0
- Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid trade union activities: 0.00%
Education function employees
Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents
- Trade union representatives: 7
- Full-time equivalent trade union representatives: 6.1
Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
- 0% of working hours: 0 representatives
- 1-50% of working hours: 5 representatives
- 51-99% of working hours: 0 representatives
- 100% of working hours: 2 representatives
Total pay bill and facility time costs
- Total pay bill: £140,295,038.96
- Total cost of facility time: £131,388.50
- Percentage of pay spent on facility time: 0.09%
Paid trade union activities
- Hours spent on paid facility time: 3,463
- Hours spent on paid trade union activities: 0
- Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid trade union activities: 0.00%