Report trade union facility time data
Data on facility time as outlined in the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017.
Contents
Central employees 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Table 1 - Relevant union officials
What was the total number of your employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period?
| Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period | Full-time equivalent employee number |
|---|---|
| 11 | 10.11 |
Table 2 - Percentage of time spent on facility time
How many of your employees who were relevant union officials employed during the relevant period spent
a) 0%, b) 1%-50%, c) 51%-99% or d) 100% of their working hours on facility time?
| Percentage of time | Number of employees |
|---|---|
| 0% | 1 |
| 1-50% | 6 |
| 51%-99% | 1 |
| 100% | 3 |
Table 3 - Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
Provide the figures requested in the first column of the table below to determine the percentage of your total pay bill spent on paying employees who were relevant union officials for facility time during the relevant period.
| First Column | Figures |
|---|---|
| Provide the total cost of facility time | £172,943 |
| Provide the total pay bill | £ 258,641,368 |
| Provide the percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time, calculated as: (total cost of facility time ÷ total pay bill) x 100 | 0.07% |
Table 4 - Paid trade union activities
As a percentage of total paid facility time hours, how many hours were spent by employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period on paid trade union activities?
| Time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours calculated as: (total hours spent on paid trade union activities by relevant union officials during the relevant period ÷ total paid facility time hours) x 100 | 5.22% |
Trade union facility time – Fire and Rescue employees 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Table 1 - Relevant union officials
What was the total number of your employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period?
| Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period | Full-time equivalent employee number |
|---|---|
| 18 | 18 |
Table 2 - Percentage of time spent on facility time
How many of your employees who were relevant union officials employed during the relevant period spent
a) 0%, b) 1%-50%, c) 51%-99% or d) 100% of their working hours on facility time?
| Percentage of time | Number of employees |
|---|---|
| 0% | 0 |
| 1-50% | 18 |
| 51%-99% | 0 |
| 100% | 0 |
Table 3 - Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
Provide the figures requested in the first column of the table below to determine the percentage of your total pay bill spent on paying employees who were relevant union officials for facility time during the relevant period.
| First Column | Figures |
|---|---|
| Provide the total cost of facility time | £14,669 |
| Provide the total pay bill | £19,868,931 |
| Provide the percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time, calculated as: (total cost of facility time ÷ total pay bill) x 100 | 0.07% |
Table 4 - Paid trade union activities
As a percentage of total paid facility time hours, how many hours were spent by employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period on paid trade union activities?
| Time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours calculated as: (total hours spent on paid trade union activities by relevant union officials during the relevant period ÷ total paid facility time hours) x 100 | 69.51% |
Trade union facility time - Education Employees 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Table 1 - Relevant union officials
What was the total number of your employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period?
| Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period | Full-time equivalent employee number |
|---|---|
| 1 | Total FTE: 0.5 |
Table 2 - Percentage of time spent on facility time
How many of your employees who were relevant union officials employed during the relevant period spent
a) 0%, b) 1%-50%, c) 51%-99% or d) 100% of their working hours on facility time?
| Percentage of time | Number of employees |
|---|---|
| 0% | 0 |
| 1-50% | 0 |
| 51%-99% | 0 |
| 100% | 1* |
* During this period, teacher unions mainly used retired or other representatives, many of whom were former Council employees but who are now employed by an Academy Trust. As these representatives are not Oxfordshire County Council employees, they cannot be included within this report.
Table 3 - Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
Provide the figures requested in the first column of the table below to determine the percentage of your total pay bill spent on paying employees who were relevant union officials for facility time during the relevant period.
| First Column | Figures |
|---|---|
| Provide the total cost of facility time | £22,642 |
| Provide the total pay bill | £147,008,377 |
| Provide the percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time, calculated as: (total cost of facility time ÷ total pay bill) x 100 | 0.02% |
Table 4 - Paid trade union activities
| Time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours calculated as: (total hours spent on paid trade union activities by relevant union officials during the relevant period ÷ total paid facility time hours) x 100 | 1.18% |