This is the Trade Union Facility Time Statement for Dorset Council for the financial year 2023/24. It will be updated and re-published on an annual basis. This information is also logged on the Government's Trade Union Facility Time publication portal.
Trade union facility time - 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
In accordance with the Local Government Transparency Code 2014 and Trade Union (Facilities Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017, local authorities must publish the information below in respect of trade union facility time.
List of recognised Teacher Associations and Trade Unions:
- UNISON
- GMB
- UNITE
- PROSPECT
- AEP
- NEU
- NAHT
- NASUWT
- ASCL
- VOICE
Central function
Table 1. Total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of staff who are union representatives (including general, learning and health and safety representatives) as at 31 March 2024:
28 (27.7 FTE)
Table 2: Percentage of time spent on facilities time:
| Percentage of time | Number of employees |
|---|---|
| 0% | 9 |
| 1-50% | 16 |
| 51-99% | 0 |
| 100% | 3 |
Table 3: Percentage of pay bill spend on facilities time:
| Provide the total cost of facilities time | £202,493.83 |
| Provide the total pay bill | £186,188,551.37 |
| Provide % of the total pay bill spent on facilities time (calculated as: total costs of facilities time divided by total pay bill x 100) | 0.11% |
Table 4: Paid trade union activities
| Time spent on paid trade union activities as a % of total paid facilities time hours (calculated as: total hours spent on paid trade union activities by relevant union office during the relevant period divided by total paid facilities time hours x 100. | 965.54 hours divided by 7162.51 hours x 100 = 13.48% |
Education function
Table 1. Total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of staff who are union representatives (including general, learning and health and safety representatives) at schools where Dorset Council is the overall employer (this does not include Academy schools) as at 31 March 2024:
8 (7.27 FTE)
Table 2. Percentage of time spent on facilities time:
| Percentage of time | Number of employees |
|---|---|
| 0% | 5 |
| 1-50% | 3 |
| 51-99% | 0 |
| 100% | 0 |
Table 3: Percentage of pay bill spend on facilities time:
| Provide the total cost of facilities time | £1,798.75 |
| Provide the total pay bill* | £102,557,996.57 |
| Provide % of the total pay bill spent on facilities time (calculated as: total costs of facilities time divided by total pay bill x 100) | 0.001% |
Table 4: Paid Trade Union Activities:
| Time spent of paid trade union activities as a % of total paid facilities time hours (calculated as: total hours spent on paid trade union activities by relevant union office during the relevant period divided by total paid facilities time hours x 100 | 13 hours divided by 59.82 hours x 100% = 21.73% |
Additional Notes
*Total Pay Bill 2023/24