Trade Unions

The facility time is the amount and value of the time of employees spent on Union duties. These figures cover the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 and include employees of South Lanarkshire Council, South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture, Seemis and Lanarkshire Joint Valuation Board.

Relevant trade union officials

The total number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period was 177.

Full-time equivalent employee number - 151.17

Percentage of time spent on facility time

The number of employees who were relevant union officials employed during the relevant period who spent a) 0%, b) 1%-50%, c) 51%-99% or d) 100% of their working hours on facility time.

0% - 45
1-50% - 124
51-99% - 3
100% - 5

Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time

Percentage of total pay bill spent on paying employees who were relevant union officials for facility time during the relevant period.

Total cost of facility time - £640,358.90
Total pay bill - £721,919,907.31
Percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time - 0.08%

Paid trade union activities

As a percentage of total paid facility time hours, the number of hours spent by employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period on paid trade union activities - 7.08%