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Trade Union Facilities Time – Fire service

Public-sector trade union facility time is published on – GOV.UK

Number & FTE of staff who are union representatives

Financial year Number FTE
13/14 14 0.34
14/15 14 0.62
15/16 10 0.96
16/17 13 0.56
17/18 8 0.67
18/19 9 0.84
19/20
20/21 3 0.43

Number & FTE of union representatives who devote at least 50% of their time to union duties

 

Financial year Number FTE
13/14 nil nil
14/15 nil nil
15/16 nil nil
16/17 nil nil
17/18 nil nil
18/19 nil nil
19/20
20/21 nil nil

Trade Unions Represented

  • Fire Brigades Union
  • Retained Firefighters’ Union
  • Fire Officers Association
  • Unison

Basic estimate of spending on unions

Financial year Cost
13/14  £  9,913.00
14/15  £18,082.00
15/16  £26,693.00
16/17  £16,652.00
17/18  £20,031.00
18/19  £28,550.00
19/20
20/21 £39,985.11

Basic estimate of spending on unions as percentage of total pay bill

Financial year
13/14 0.0455 %
14/15 0.0844 %
15/16 0.1238 %
16/17 0.0808 %
17/18 0.0955 %
18/19 0.1465 %
19/20 %
20/21 0.17 %