Trade Unions

2025/26

The Council recognises the following Trade Unions:

For central function employees:

• GMB
• Unison
• Unite

For education function employees:

• Association of School and College Leaders (ASCOL)
• NASUWT
• National Education Union (NEU)

Information relating to Reading Borough Council (central function employees)

Trade Union representatives and full-time equivalents (FTE)

• Number of employees: 1,701
• Number of staff who are trade union representatives: 2
• FTE trade union representatives: 2

Percentage of time spent on union duties:

% Time spent	No. of employees
0%	0
1-50%	0
51-99%	0
100%	2

Total pay bill spent and facility time costs:,

• Total pay bill: £94,608,090
• Total salary cost of facility time: £90,500
• Percentage of total pay bill: 0.10%

Information relating to Reading Borough Council (education function employees)

Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents:

• Number of employees: 1,195.7
• Number of staff who are trade union representatives: 2
• FTE trade union representatives: 0.08%

Percentage of working hours spent on facility time

% Time spent	No. of employees
0%	0
1-50%	2
51-99%	0
100%	0

Total pay bill and facility time costs:

• Total pay bill: £61,245,782
• Total salary cost of facility time: £63,600
• Percentage of total pay bill: 0.10%