Trade Unions

The University recognises UCU and UNISON as trade unions for collective bargaining purposes.

• Information concerning the local UCU Branch can be found on the UCU Teesside University Branch website
• Information concerning the local UNISON Branch can be found on the UNISON Teesside University Branch

Facility Time Reporting

In accordance with the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 the Facility Time report for both UCU and UNISON for 2020/2021 at Teesside University was as follows:

Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents

• Trade union representatives: 22
• FTE trade union representatives: 20.12FTE

Percentage of working hours spent on facility time

• Overall Facility Time (as %FTE of working time): 3.14FTE
• 0% of working hours: 1 representatives
• 1 to 50% of working hours: 19 representatives
• 51 to 99% of working hours: 0 representatives
• 100% of working hours: 2 representatives

Facility time costs as a percentage of total pay bill

• Percentage of total pay spent on facility time: 0.16%

Paid trade union activities

• Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities: 2.97%