Trade Union
Facility Time

The Code requires that local authorities must publish the following information on trade union facility time:

• Total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of staff who are union 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 union represented in the local authority
• A basic estimate of spending on unions
• A basic estimate of spending on unions as a percentage of the total pay bill

Salisbury City Council has one staff member who represents both Unison and Unite unions and devotes approximately 10% of their time to union duties. This equates to an estimate of spending on unions of £2,000 or 0.1% of the total pay bill.