came into force on 1 April 2017. In order to comply with the regulations, public sector employers, including universities, are required to collate and publish data on paid facility time for employees who are relevant trade union officials.
Below is the information from LSHTM’s returns, which are produced and published annually for a period running from 1 April to 31 March.
If you have queries about the Trade Union Facility Time Publication Requirements please contact Kessar Kalim, Director of HR.
- 2022/2023 returns
1. Relevant Union Officials
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period: 11 Full-time equivalent employee number: 10.07 2. Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
Percentage of time Number of Employees 0% 4 1-50% 7 51-99% 0 100% 0 3. Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
Total cost of facility time: £16,264 Total pay bill: £112,495,613 Percentage of pay spent on facility time: 0.01% 4. Paid trade union activities
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities: 25.97% - 2021/2022 returns
1. Relevant Union Officials
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period: 19 Full-time equivalent employee number: 16.22 2. Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
Percentage of time Number of Employees 0% 14 1-50% 5 51-99% 0 100% 0 3. Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
Total cost of facility time: £16,113.66 Total pay bill: £103,862,679.63 Percentage of pay spent on facility time: 0.02% 4. Paid trade union activities
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities: 25.94% - 2020/2021 returns
1. Relevant Union Officials
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period: 21 Full-time equivalent employee number: 19.9 2. Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
Percentage of time Number of Employees 0% 19 1-50% 2 51-99% 0 100% 0 3. Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
Total cost of facility time: £8,558 Total pay bill: £99,267,358 Percentage of pay spent on facility time: 0.01% 4. Paid trade union activities
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities: 46.30% - 2019/2020 returns
1. Relevant Union Officials
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period: 23 Full-time equivalent employee number: 21.3 2. Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
Percentage of time Number of Employees 0% 18 1-50% 5 51-99% 0 100% 0 3. Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
Total cost of facility time: £15,322 Total pay bill: £93,500,797 Percentage of pay spent on facility time: 0.02% 4. Paid trade union activities
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities: 25.12% - 2018/2019 returns
1. Relevant Union Officials
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period: 10 Full-time equivalent employee number: 9.05 2. Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
Percentage of time Number of Employees 0% 5 1-50% 5 51-99% 0 100% 0 3. Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
Total cost of facility time: £13,182.37 Total pay bill: £87,496,644.95 Percentage of pay spent on facility time: 0.02% 4. Paid trade union activities
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities: 14% - 2017/2018 returns
1. Relevant Union Officials
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period: 10 Full-time equivalent employee number: 9.05 2. Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
Percentage of time Number of Employees 0% 5 1-50% 5 51-99% 0 100% 0 3. Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
Total cost of facility time: £13,229.36 Total pay bill: £81,144,693.24 Percentage of pay spent on facility time: 0.02% 4. Paid trade union activities
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities: 0%