FOI / 3833 / 2018 - Trade Union Facility Time
Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold the information that you have requested.
Initial Request:
Re: The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017
I am researching the 1st April 2017 - 31st March 2018 Facility Time information that public sector bodies were required to publish before 31st July 2018 under The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017
I have looked at your website and have found your return at:
http://www.transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/_img/pics/pdf_1532438707.pdf I would be grateful if you would review and explain your return for:
Figure 3 (fte)
Figure 4 (number of employees)
and
Figure 5 (Total Pay Bill) which also impacts on the cost of Facility Time as a percentage of Total pay Bill It is possible, that misunderstood your return for Figure 3 and Figure 4
However, I have pasted a link to the Government Guidance on completing the return which I hope this is helpful
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-union-facility-time-publication-requirements
Final Response:
I would be grateful if you would review and explain your return for: Figure 3 (fte) - Fig 3. FTE.
This figure represents the FTE of Service employees that are seconded to work wholly upon TU-related matters
Figure 4 (number of employees) - Fig 4. Number of employees. These figures reflect the number of employees who have recorded the corresponding proportion of their time as having been spent working upon TU-related matters. e.g. 8 employees spent between 1% and 50% of their working time on TU-related matters.
and
Figure 5 (Total Pay Bill) which also impacts on the cost of Facility Time as a percentage of Total pay Bill - Fig 5. Pay bill. This reflects the proportion of our overall pay bill that was spent upon time engaged in TU-related matters and is based upon the amount of time that individual employees that have recorded as TU Facility time, multiplied by their corresponding hourly rates of pay.