Trade Union Facility Time

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.

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 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Central function employees

Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents

  • Trade union representatives: 19
  • Full-time equivalent trade union representatives: 3.51

Percentage of working hours spent on facility time

  • 0% of working hours: 12 representatives
  • 1-50% of working hours: 4 representatives
  • 51-99% of working hours: 0 representatives
  • 100% of working hours: 3 representatives

Total pay bill and facility time costs

  • Total pay bill: £125,199,404.06
  • Total cost of facility time: £103,505.21
  • Percentage of pay spent on facility time: 0.08%

Paid trade union activities

  • Hours spent on paid facility time: 6,750
  • 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: 2.75

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: £140,201.41
  • Percentage of pay spent on facility time: 0.10%

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%