Union Duties

Primary Learning Trust have teachers and staff who are members of all the teaching and associated unions. Time is made available for the representatives to hold meetings and attend courses.

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Trade Union Facility Time

By law, trade union representatives are entitled to reasonable paid time off from their regular job to enable them to perform their union duties and to undertake relevant training. Trade union members, including representatives, may also ask for unpaid time off to undertake activities. Together, these arrangements constitute facility time. Schools have to publish information on their website regarding the amount of time facility time taken each year by staff who are union officials.

 

The 'relevant period' refers to 1 April to 31 March the following year, which is the period for which data is collected and published. 

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We are required to publish, for each relevant period, the answers to the following questions:

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Number of union representatives

No employees of Primary Learning Trust were relevant union officials between the period of 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2025.

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Time spent on facility duties

Not applicable due to no union officials

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Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time

No percentage of the school's budget was spent on paying employees who were relevant unions officials for facility time between the period of 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2025.

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