2020/21
The Council recognises the following Trade Unions:
For central function employees:
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: 1,728
- Number of staff who are trade union representatives: 2
- FTE trade union representatives: 2.0
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: £81,018,000
- Total salary cost of facility time: £79,208
- Percentage of total pay bill: 0.1%
Paid trade union activities:
- Hours spent on paid facility time: 3,344
- Hours spent in paid trade union activities: 100
- Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities: 2.99%
Information relating to Reading Borough Council (education function employees)
Trade union representatives and full-time equivalents:
- Number of employees: 1,683
- Number of staff who are trade union representatives: 1
- FTE trade union representatives: 1.0
Percentage of working hours spent on facility time
| % Time spent | No. of employees |
| 0% | 0 |
| 1-50% | 0 |
| 51-99% | 0 |
| 100% | 1 |
Total pay bill and facility time costs:
- Total pay bill: £57,370,000
- Total salary cost of facility time: £53,534
- Percentage of total pay bill: 0.09%
Paid trade union activities:
- Hours spent on paid facility time: 1,443
- Hours spent in paid trade union activities: 30
- Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid TU activities: 2.08%