Published on 05/03/2024

Trade Union facility time

Under the Local Government Transparency Code, public authorities are required to publish the following information regarding Trade union representatives operating within AF&RS:

  • total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of staff who are union representatives (including general, learning and health and safety representatives)
  • total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of union representatives who devote at least 50 per cent of their time to union duties
  • names of all trade unions represented in the Fire authority
  • a basic estimate of spending on unions (calculated as the number of full time equivalent days spent on union duties multiplied by the average salary), and
  • a basic estimate of spending on unions as a percentage of the total pay bill (calculated as the number of full time equivalent days spent on union duties multiplied by the average salary divided by the total pay bill).

Trade Union Facility Time (152kB pdf)

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