Trade union facility time
Information relating to trade unions within the council under the Local government transparency code 2015.
We are required to update this information on an annual basis.
The below data is from March 2025.
1. Trade union facilities time for services
Buckinghamshire Council recognises:
- UNISON
- AEP
- GMB
There were 13 trade union representatives during this period, including:
- 11 UNISON representatives
- 1 AEP representative
- 1 GMB representative
Two representatives (UNISON) spend more than 50% of their time on trade union duties.
Spending on trade union facility time for services
There are two people who spend at least 50% of their time on Union duties. Based on actual spend on TU facilities time (which includes pension and NI costs) this is a total of £71,292.84 per annum
| Percentage of time spent on union duties | Number of employees |
|---|---|
| 0% | 11 |
| 1 to 50% | 0 |
| 51 to 99% | 2 |
| 100% | 0 |
As a percentage of the total paybill, this equates to 0.03% of the paybill per annum.
0% of time was spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of the total paid facility time hours.
2. Trade union facilities time for education
Regarding Union facilities relating to Teachers, Buckinghamshire Council recognises:
- NEU
- NASUWT
- ASCL
- NAHT
There are a total of 4 County Secretaries (one for each of the unions) and local representatives across the county.
The representatives from NAHT and NEU are employed by Buckinghamshire Council.
In addition, NASUWT had a local representative employed by the Council (now retired) but continues to undertake her union role.
There is 1 UNISON representative employed by the Council within the Education Sector although other representatives support as needed. None of these Representatives spend more than 50% of their time on trade union duties.
Spending on trade union facility time for education
There is no one in the education sector who spends more than 50% of their time on union duties.
The estimated spend on trade union facilities time is a total of £34,292.04 per annum. This is based on the actual Facility time spent within Maintained Schools and the cost of the UNISON Reps facility time (including pension and NI costs).
| Percentage of Time | Number of Employees |
|---|---|
| 0% | 1 |
| 1 to 50% | 3 |
| 51 to 99% | 0 |
| 100% | 0 |
As a percentage of the total paybill for the education sector (who buy Buckinghamshire Council payroll), this equates to 0.02% of the paybill per annum.
There was no time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of the total paid facility time hours.